Patti Pedrus Poet Free verse

Nearing the End Times

COVID-19?
What have you not heard about it?
It’s all over the place
In my face
In your face
In our faces
Only to instill fear
The fear of losing
The fear of dying
Panicking
Rushing
Fidgeting
Pacing
Unsettling

But, we have to be still
And everything became still
It seemed the air became fresher
It seemed the land was not stressed
It seemed the water was clear
It became clear 
We had been destroying our environment
With all the everyday bustling

BUT that didn’t last
Because COVID-19 remains an enigma
No, it is not a figment of our imagination
It is a nuisance
An interference
And people want to break free 
People want to break free from the stillness
People want to keep moving
Moving forward

Some say the end times is creeping upon us
With Floods
With Fires
With Earthquakes
Destroying lands
Killing people
COVID-19 is the signal of our earth gone bad
Because our sins have gone mad

COVID-19 is a sign that the end is near
When those who have been faithful to God 
Will ascend to heaven 
When those who have not been faithful to God
Will descend to hell
So, let us take heed and prepare ourselves
For the day will come when the Lord will return
And we must be prepared

So then, can we try and live in harmony with nature?
Can we try and keep it simple?
Or have we progressed so fast we do not know what it really means to be still?
COVID-19, will you come to an end
Or will you overcome the world?

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Kim Rodrigues June 28, 2024 at 9:14 AM Interesting way to write about Covid and the end times. We see the craziness around us. How can people still ignore the obvious. Hugs ~ Kim Patti Pedrus June 28, 2024 at 4:05 PM Thank you---yes, COVID can be a signal.....

Beata Agustin June 27, 2024 at 1:24 AM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed. Patti Pedrus June 27, 2024 at 3:48 AM Thank you and God bless you-

Rico Leffanta August 21, 2021 at 11:12 AM Fear is only the mind telling the body it does not have enough information about something and one conquers fear by finding out what one needs to know. In the animal world (and we are animals) fear is recognised as an opportunity to ravage/conquer/plunder, so now is a good time to make peace with one's neighbours! Patti Pedrus June 27, 2024 at 3:48 AM Amen! Thank you---God bless you