Midweek Review
For Rent or Lease
By Lynn Ockersz
They stare you out of countenance –
These sprouting ‘For Rent or Lease’ notices,
Along COVID stalked streets now stonily silent,
Where bustling shops once reeked with opulence,
Making the lone violator scouting for his morsel,
Freeze with fear for his future,
But for the smug, loud-mouthed gentry,
Careening towards the House seen as august,
It’s just another day of calculated business.