This is a stark and realistic poem on life during covid 19.
Just watching the news makes me agonize this way. The world has no answers yet but I am sure it will find one sooner than later.
Bitten by a bug
the whole world reels,
under fear and agony.
There is no where to go,
so they go around in circles ,
in the confines of their homes.
as wild animals in cages.
needing to find a friend,
just someone to cling on to,
to soothe their fears and desperation,
but there are very few.
Cold bodies lie stiff in death,
morgues overflow ,
with the threat of decay,
spreading more woe.
No one to mourn,
or give a decent burial,
as they are caught up in their own,
fear, pain and denial.
Bitten by a bug
a bug so malicious and fierce,
bitten by a bug,
the world lies wordless.
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Are you learning to cope with life in lock down?
Beautiful song. I accepted the lock. I have some health problems so it is better to follow all instructions.
Good on you Vidocka, health problems or not we need our governments to win this war, not become a hindrance to containment and a conduit fro the disease.
If we ignore the ban on prisoners in our homes, we give this one a chance
a bug so vicious and ferocious, to defeat us. We will beat him as a responsible and disciplined person.
That is right, home is the safest place now.
the threat of decay –
decay is an interesting choice of words. It denotes something that once had value, but now, less value due to the impact of something.
Love the imagery in your poem!
Decay is also harbinger of more dreadful diseases, I had that in mind as well. Thanks for taking the time to read.
you choose an interesting word, decay. Sometimes decay is the beginning, and sometimes it is the end.
That is true. Decay could be the beginning and the end. Has Virily now gone to decay? Its four days now and they haven’t done a thing.
i would say yes they have, and as always no they haven’t.
the path to understanding does not lie on top of a mountain. There is no guru with all the answers there.
The path to understanding lies in accepting where we are.
‘No they haven’t’ is denial, ‘yes they have maybe more realistic’. 😀 Acceptance is what keeps me here , but annoyance will soon keep me off.
We have to cope through the lockdown. We don’t have another option!
Nope, we don’t and the best thing to do is accept things as they are.
This is exactly how the world is now unfortunately Dawn. We have just started our stay at home order. Not too bad yet. Take care.
Okay you may not be walking around like you are caged as yet, but I watch people from my window and I feel terrible for them.
Yes, we are learning to cope through the lockdown. Clean, clean, and more cleaning make up a lot of my days.
That is a great lesson to learn. clean and more cleaning.