Covid 19: a Leveller
COVID 19: A LEVELLER
Apocalypse! Armageddon! Ragnarok!
Deadly spread of COVID 19
Caused by human misdeeds
Confusion. disaster cover the land
Death now becomes a reigning language
Both the cause and the cure brew conflicts
But can men stop transgressing on earth?
COVID 19 is rife
Though born in Wuhan
Spread from China world over
Caught all and sundry unaware
Armed with deadly infection
Posed to halt the world
Is it possible?
Coronavirus
First of its kind, unexampled
Travels faster than aeroplane
Kills legions across bothers
Will the scourge stop spreading?
First time ever
When all men become equal
No more superiority among nations
Coronavirus, a leveller beyond limits
Can the world continue like this?
Isolation breeds stagnation
Social distancing in vogue
No inter and intra trades
Every entry under lock
Is any nation indispensable?
Hunger set to reign
On African soils
And other nations
Where selfish leaders
Are piloting the canoes
Will they learn their lessons?
All in confusion
Fear grips the rich
The poor wallop in panic
Death is now cheap, ubiquitous
Can the world survive the virus?
Covix 19 defies faith
Clergies run for cover
Fellowship, Jumat outlawed
Worshippers pray at home
Sanctuaries turn desert
No one dares touch others
Can God answer the prayers?
Cure vaccine not yet invented
Only safey measures are here
Only those agree to stay home
May live to tell the story later
Daily, thousands contract it
Daily, hundreds die of it
Is the cure feasible?
May it not continue, I pray
But if otherwise
Keeps rearing its ugly head
Hmm! if men's end imminent
Can animals and plants play the roles?
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE
Copyright © Tunde Dawood-Akerele | Year Posted 2020
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