Virus King Is Amused

the Virus from Hell is amused
laughing at the world’s panicked reaction
as it marches through the world unabated
infecting everyone in its wake


as the world awaits its fate
the virus smiles he ain’t no fake
he is the real deal
he is death itself

he is the end of the world
the grim reaper is smiling
god is silent as usual

the world’s leaders
dither and rather
as the economy craters
everyone hoping that God
will save them

the virus does not care
insults and orders do not work
the virus simply does its virus thing

infecting everyone it encounters
and thousands will die

equal opportunity offender
killing the rich and the poor alike

but more poor people
just so many more poor people

than the few billionaires
the virus smiles
his work is done

and mankind is doomed
so be it the virus thinks
that is the way of the world

and the virus is the new king
of the world
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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