This pandemic’s got me going mad.
It really feels like it will never end.
I’ve tried to use the excess time I’ve had
To be productive to productive ends.

If you’re like me you’re losing half your mind
Just trying to keep busy and keep safe.
This isolation is a galling grind.
And public recreation has to wait.

The days all run together when you’re home.
Agoraphobia is nothing new.
Who hasn’t heard the saying ‘When in Rome’?
Give unto Caesar that which he is due.

But did you know that Nero thrummed a lyre?
The last thing they could see there through the fire.