Covid, oh covid where have you not been..
Roaming the whole world – a remedy unseen…
You went to the States
And claimed a lot of lives
People trembled in fear
Be it husbands or wives
The roads were now clear
The air was pretty clean
But humanity in their masses
Was nowhere to be seen
Industries were shut
The schools closed their gates
All the shops were closed
As men bemoaned their Fates
The daily wage workers
Were the ones hardest hit
As to their homes they trekked
Hungry and barely fit.
Around the world you spread
Asia, Europe, the States
People lost their parents
Their children, and their mates.
The world was at a standstill
Economies were down
None were found smiling
All wore just a frown
The kids were banned indoors
Time was hard to pass
As colleges and schools
Had all just shut their class.
Airlines were now shut down
Trains were barely seen
Buses were in depots
Autos rarely seen.
Prices were just rising
Demand was at a high
Supply was found wanting
People could only sigh.
But then amidst this hardship
People learnt to care
Many had stopped being selfish
Many had learnt to share.
Friendships grew and blossomed
Though meeting up was rare
The phones and laptops buzzed on
People started to care..
They reached out to their neighbours
They reached out to old mates
Masking up their sorrows
They stopped cursing their fates.
A new hope was born
That now replaced the fear
The people just adjusted
Their vision was now clear
So Covid you may come
But you will go too
We will live life
And stop the hate and strife.
China, the culprit
From where your virus came
Has earned very high censure
And has to bear the blame
All nations big and small
Now know of Wuhan city
And though the lives were lost
They did not earn much pity
For they have caught the world
Totally unprepared
And unleashed a tale of lies
And left the people scared..
[2020] – the year of the rat
Has lived up to its name
It’s hidden in the shadows
And finds all men fair game
Now we have learnt our lesson
That nations should play fair
And co-operate with each other
And learn to share and care