Not the new normal
but the old
the everyday
(Covid or no Covid)

We are in filth
Joe Slovo residents
are tired of living
in filth

the old
of the everyday
and the everyday
of the old

We are in filth
and are literally
sick and tired
residents tell
Our City News

a toddler drowns
falling into a manhole
and femicide
continues to be

and politicians
and councillors
and other higher-ups
do the everyday

We are in filth
are we not