Source: https://pixabay.com/illustrations/covid-corona-coronavirus-virus-4948866/
(Originally written in and meant for May 2020)

Did we ever think we'd live to see
A global outrage breaking free
Gliding unchecked between borderlines
Leaving us stunned running behind its stride.



'World War III' or an invisible fiend
A hornless bull, but with a deadly end.
Gasping for breath, practically at death's door
Or if luck is in, a running nose, throat sore.



Trips back and forth
'Cross toilet floor
Livin' alone surrounded
By family, friends and many more.
Places to go but trapped in bondage
Lockdown demands, "Don't cross that door."

Dying, itself, a heavy burden
But dying alone, with a piercing cry
From our beloved who have been left so sorely
To wonder what, wherefore and why?