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Epidemic

You come like a thief in the night
Unwelcome and Unbidden 
You come unknown
Mysterious like the dark side of the moon
You have not revealed yourself to us

Your stay is disheartening
Your ripple effect causes a pandemonium world wide
You could have chosen to be a friendly visitor
But rather you chose to be cruel

Our nations fall at your mercy
Our households quiver at the mere thought of your arrival at their door
You have an insatiable hunger for any warm body
If only you could have been a picky devourer
Only salivating for us the ones who have lived long enough to welcome our demise
If that means our young ones are guaranteed to see another day
	
For as long as your identity remains unveiled
Our hearts will know no peace
We only ask you to show us mercy
Even if it is in the slightest brief

Copyright © Rercy Zola-Zaba | Year Posted 2020

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Charles Barry Date: 4/8/2020 6:53:00 AM Marvellous use of words and imagery. Maybe you would like to read my poem on the same theme Back to Belfast Login to Reply Rercy Zola-Zaba Date: 4/9/2020 12:35:00 PM Thank you Charles for your lovely comment, I have read your poem and I must say it was a delightful read!I appreciate you dropping by!

Honesty Oimbo Date: 3/20/2020 8:07:00 AM I like the way you humble yourself in the last stanza Login to Reply Rercy Zola-Zaba Date: 4/5/2020 8:22:00 AM Thanks for stopping by Honesty!

Gordon Mcconnell Date: 3/16/2020 11:19:00 AM A fine portrait of this world's present dilemma Rercy, you bring out the urgency of the situation painting it with insightful wording and good imagery too. Blessings,Gordon Login to Reply Rercy Zola-Zaba Date: 3/20/2020 5:29:00 AM Thank you Gordon, I appreciate you stopping by:D

Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/15/2020 11:59:00 PM Thanks for your visit. Hugs Rick. Login to Reply Rercy Zola-Zaba Date: 3/20/2020 5:38:00 AM My pleasure

Andrea Dietrich Date: 3/15/2020 3:24:00 PM finally did write one, but with more humor to it. I think yours is one of the better ones I have seen , using a serious outlook. Reading it again, I can say I really like your entry. Login to Reply Rercy Zola-Zaba Date: 3/20/2020 5:26:00 AM I saw it, nicely done Thank you, I appreciate that

Charlie Smith Date: 3/14/2020 10:20:00 AM Oceans are no longer boundaries. This problem only proves that we are more a world community that some might think. Good work Rercy... Login to Reply Rercy Zola-Zaba Date: 3/15/2020 12:44:00 PM True to that, it's a big yet small world, a problem in a country is a potential global crisis. Thank you Charlie ,God bless and stay safe!

John Watt Date: 3/13/2020 7:26:00 PM Rercy, you have captured well the unrest caused by this pandemic by personifying the virus. I do pray it will show us mercy, and soon. Hope you are safe and well, dear poetess ~ John Login to Reply Rercy Zola-Zaba Date: 3/15/2020 12:37:00 PM Let us hope its reign of terror will soon come to an end. Thank you John, Stay safe and take care too!

Andrea Dietrich Date: 3/13/2020 3:42:00 PM Great entry for the contest. I wish I were inspired to write for this one but the muse is not with me! Good luck in the contest. Login to Reply Rercy Zola-Zaba Date: 3/15/2020 12:33:00 PM It's quite a downer to lose touch of inspiration. Thanks a lot ,I will need all the good luck I can get ^_^

Richard Lamoureux Date: 3/13/2020 9:03:00 AM This is a good entry for the Poetry Soup Contest. Well done! Login to Reply Rercy Zola-Zaba Date: 3/15/2020 12:28:00 PM Thank you very much Richard, your comment is a confidence booster!

Tom Cunningham Date: 3/13/2020 7:33:00 AM It's frightening for sure, its slowly bringing the world to its knees, Doesn't matter if you're a king or queen, rich or poor, it doesn't care. All we can do is take sensible precautions and pray and hope it dies off Well written Rercy, Stay safe. Tom Login to Reply Rercy Zola-Zaba Date: 3/15/2020 12:21:00 PM True indeed, it has clouded the world with tremendous agitation. Thank you Tom be safe too!