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