Coronavirus - It's coming... (poem)

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The invisible enemy

An invisible enemy...

Something we can't hear…

Tragedy is near,

It's coming...

 

It takes away those we hold dear;

The ventilators are all we hear;

Our tissues running out

It's coming...

 

As they draw the curtains,

We can hear

The sobbing, the wailing, 

The scuffing of shoes on tile floor...

Death is near...

It's coming…

 

Death doesn't discriminate

Between the sinners and the saints

It takes and it takes and it takes,

The horrible picture it paints...

It's coming...

 

And the curve, oh the curve;

It’s climbing, higher and higher;

So steep,

Spreading like fire;

It’s coming...

 

The exponential growth claims lives

Oh why, oh why, oh why?

Separating families,

Ruining many lives

It's coming…

 

Hand sanitizer running out,

Disinfectant gone,

People use liquors and strong alcohol as a way to sterilize;

It’s all they have, they’ll make do

It’s coming….

 

But that’s no surprise,

The epidemiologists see our demise;

Their knowledge grim,

They are the ones who are wise

In these pandemic times

It’s coming…

 

They graph it on a chart,

The line’s rise breaking hearts,

As the virus does its part

It’s coming....

 

An infection brews,

The lungs inflamed;

It starts out like the flu.

It’s coming…

 

But don’t be fooled

Death stands at the door; 

takes the very young and old

We think

We hope

That they’ll get through

It’s coming...

 

Scythe in hand,

It’s gaze cold,

People gone without a thought

From him

It’s coming...

 

Doctors spread thin,

Our loved ones comatose…

‘Blood infection’, they said,

And move on to the next bed

It’s coming…

 

We pray they’ll be okay,

But we know in our gut

That we have to let them go;

Doctors pull the plug

No, no, no...

It’s coming...

 

Health workers are our saviours,

But they have no masks to wear;

No gloves to protect;

From the invisible death 

That looms ahead;

Now they have it too…

It’s coming...

 

Ventilators whoosh,

Monitors beep,

The sea of crammed beds almost too much to bear

Nurses go from patient to patient,

On their breaks they weep

And cry themselves to sleep

It’s coming...

 

They think of the ones they could have saved;

If only they had the staff,

The resources,

The money;

‘If only we prepared better’

They think...

It’s coming...

 

But let’s not be too severe;

As there’s always hope near,

Light at the end of the tunnel

It’s here…

 

There may still be time,

The answer just isn’t clear

It’s here…

 

All we can do is stay put,

In our homes,

And hope

And pray

That coronavirus will go away

It’s here…

 

Social isolation,

Hand sanitation,

Covering your cough and sneeze;

All ways to prevent the spread

It’s here…

 

That coronavirus,

It caused the path of life to swerve

We need to flatten the curve,

Or mother earth will give us the punishment we deserve...

It's coming....

Now It’s here…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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That seems...… really dramatic.

Not everyone dies

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silversnake12 wrote:

That seems...… really dramatic.

Not everyone dies

fair

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My mom read it and cried... I hope it's not too depressing, I tried to make it happy in the end...

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checkmateohwait wrote:

My mom read it and cried... I hope it's not too depressing, I tried to make it happy in the end...

you failed your happy ending cause it is way too depressing and dark

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I like writing dark stuff

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checkmateohwait wrote:

My mom read it and cried... I hope it's not too depressing, I tried to make it happy in the end...

you said you tried to make it happy so why did you if you like writing dark stuff?

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Venting

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checkmateohwait wrote:

My mom read it and cried... I hope it's not too depressing, I tried to make it happy in the end...

How so?

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\if the coronavirus goes on for long, there wont be money in banks, there will be toilet paper and tissues

 

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the coronavirus is getting better now.  We survived!

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I am stuck at home. I hope we survive