A thank you to RMWB service providers in this time of crisis...

IN THE DAYS OF COVID-19 WHEN WE ARE TRAPPED INSIDE
THERE EXISTS A GROUP SO GREAT THEY MUST BE RECOGNIZED

FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DO TO HELP AND KEEP US SAFE
I WROTE THIS LITTLE RHYME SO I COULD DEMONSTRATE

THANK YOU TO ST. AIDENS WHO HAVE OUR SENIORS’ BACK
WHO TAKES CARE OF ALL THEIR NEEDS AND HOOKS THEM UP WITH STACS

LOCK DOWN IS EXTRA HARD WHEN THERE’S NO PLACE YOU CAN TRAVEL
BUT WBRL.CA CAN PROVIDE MORE ADVENTURE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE

ISOLATION IS TOUGH ON KIDS NOT TO MENTION THEIR POOR PARENTS
THE HUB WILL HELP YOU TURN THIS TIME INTO ONE THAT YOU CAN CHERISH

KNOWN AROUND THE WORLD FOR HELPING THOSE WHO SUFFER LOSS
BACK AGAIN BY POPULAR DEMAND IS THE CANADIAN RED CROSS

SHOUT OUT TO WAYPOINTS WHO KEEP OUR FAMILIES SAFE
CUZ IN TIMES OF CRISIS FAMILY VIOLENCE IS KNOWN TO ESCALATE

AND IF THE FLOOD DESTROYED YOUR FRIDGE AND YOU NEED SOME NOURISHMENT
HEAD OVER TO THE FOOD BANK AND EAT TO YOUR HEART’S CONTENT

WHEN DEPRESSION TAKES OVER AND YOU FEEL ITS GRIM EFFECTS
THERE’S PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU WAITING FOR YOUR CALL AT S.O.S.

TO THE CHURCHES AND THE MOSQUE AND THE FAITH BASED SECTOR
WE SEEK YOUR GUIDANCE IN TIMES OF NEED AS A SPIRITUAL INTERCESSOR

AND I WOULD BE REMISS IF I LEFT OUT ATC
GO ON AND SHOW THE WORLD WHAT IS MEANT BY SOVEREIGNTY

TO LGBTQ2S+ YOUTH WHO FIND IT'S HARD TO FLY YOUR FLAG INSIDE
A WHOLE COMMUNITY IS HERE TO CELEBRATE YOU AT #YMMPRIDE

IF ADDICTION’S GOT YOU DOWN AND HOPE IS STARTING TO RETREAT
THERE'S A TEAM READY TO KEEP YOU SAFE OVER AT NORTH REACH

HAVING TROUBLE ACCESSING SERVICES? STARTING TO FEEL HOPELESS?
THEY CAN HELP WITH ALL OF THAT IF YOU MAKE YOUR WAY TO CHOICES

FOR STRENGTH WE LOOK TO FIRST NATIONS AND THEIR COUSINS THE METIS
WHO SHOW US HOW TO THRIVE JUST LIKE THEY’VE DONE FOR CENTURIES

DON’T FORGET OUR NURSES, DOCTORS AND ORDERLIES
BETTER PAY THEM WHAT THEY DESERVE IF YOU WANNA BEAT COVID-19

AND JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU’RE DONE AND THERE’S NO SUPPORTS LEFT
PICK UP THE PHONE DIAL 811 AND TALK TO AHS

TO ALL OF THESE GROUPS AND OTHERS THAT I MAY HAVE FAILED TO MENTION
YOU STAND BETWEEN US AND ALL OF NATURE'S CRUEL INTENTIONS

AT A TIME SO DARK WHEN IT TAKES MORE THAN JUST YOU AND ME
YOU KNIT TOGETHER ALL OF US IN ONE COMMUNITY

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR ALL THAT YOU DO
BE IT FIRE FLOOD OR COVID YOU HELP US ALL EMERGE RENEWED

SO UNITED WE ARE STRONG AGAINST EACH AND ALL EVENTS
CUZ WHEN WE STICK TOGETHER THERE’S NOTHING THAT’S BEAT US YET

-With love and admiration, Jay Telegdi (May 25, 2020)