It is now Labour Day and school starts tomorrow
Will it be a day of triumph or will it be a day of sorrow?
Parents are conflicted on what to do or say
Send them to their classes or learn online and stay?
Not a situation that all of us have to choose
If everything goes alright, no one will have to lose
So many kids affected and no real plan in sight
Guidelines are certainly out there but will they do it right?
Social spacing to be enforced and masks to be worn by most
Each region has their own rules and vary from coast to coast
Let’s face it, it’s an experiment in process all the way
If things don’t turn out, some people will have to pay
Students along with their teachers are literally putting their lives on the line
Most people seem optimistic since the cases are now on the decline
I can’t see how they will keep all these rules in effect
Children keeping their social distance is a lot for anyone to expect
How are you going to control their movements once their class is let out?
How are they going to stop the elementary students from running all about?
Teachers are asking for smaller classes to ease the lack of space
Premiers in most Provinces are reluctant to put this rule in place
Ford in Ontario is having trouble and has told his educators “to get in line”
It didn’t come out as an order, it sounded more like a whine
He then started to plead with them and try to make their union look wrong
He brought up all the essential workers’ contributions and wanted them to go along
Keep in mind, how volatile contract talks went with Premier Ford
But there he is trying to shame them and telling them to get on board
It’s no time to try and flex his muscles or antagonize them one little bit
If he doesn’t watch himself, he could find himself in some more deep shit
These instructors are now putting themselves in the line of fire
A predicament that no one in their right mind would desire
They have to take command of this plight and try to rein it in
With no real strategy and not knowing where to begin
It only makes sense that they should be stressed out with this endeavor
The challenge is to keep everyone from harm with no plan whatsoever
Each human that goes through those doors is rolling the dice each and everyday
So the leader of this Province should be alert to what they have to say
You can sit in your office and stay there safe and sound
Meanwhile in a crowded classroom with their students is where the teachers can be found
One germ flourishes and a hot spot could appear
Then it will be time for the Premier to get things into gear
So don’t be berating these professionals and play your stupid game
Because if one case of Covid 19 erupts, the people of the Province will have you to blame
The Black Sheep Poet 