Disinfo Dolphins
Poetry by Natasha Sanders-Kay
Rumors spread like the virus:
Venetian canals turned turquoise from lack of boats
now brimming alive
succulent with swans
dolphins dancing
in a Chinese village
elephants throw a drunk tea party
thunderous bodies traipsing through
trunks tossing back corn wine
passing out blissful in a garden
We slurp up words and pixels
glug-glugging a new virus named Hope
Debunked Debunked
Debunked Debunked
Debunked
Social media and news sites aswirl in repurposed pictures
retweets TikToks
images replicated
again again again
hundreds of thousands of views
stories exploding utterly viral
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mirage cocktails sweeter than morals
elephants more exciting than ethics
Lungs starved for air
instead inhale smoke
drowning in Santa Claus soup
Harm lies
in the lie
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