NEWS talk say make we self isolate
Covid is real, take precaution before it's too late
Helter-skelter cost of goods are running
The virus preys on humans, it starts gunning
Yet my eyes are watching like the eyes of the gods
My ears are open to the sounds of nods
The Clergy sermons to the people
Do not wonder, he ate Eve's generous apple
He says forget social distancing or self isolation
All we need is to gather and pray for the nation
Neighbor says the NEWS is fake
Too fake so there's no precaution to take
So when her son started coughing, she thought of herbs to bake
She baked and baked till she became the one who needed the cake
Cake of herbs became the reason her soul rests in peace
The reason why the community enters the COVID jeans
NEWS talk say make we self isolate
Mother takes precaution by buying ginger up to dates
She adds tumeric, pawpaw leaves and citrus
She tells us it is a preventive medicine
Against all illnesses including any sin
Brother tells her she is wrong
Wrong to go to the market for too long
With no hand sanitizer or face mask
Yet she come home to instruct us to do a task
A task why neighbor became killed
Brother tells us to go into self isolation
To be certain if we will call the centers for isolation
Mother yelled that brother have sinned
For he has no regard for his reason and he shall be pinned
NEWS talk say make we self isolate
Friend go to club with her love mate
She says this time is the right time to dine
As she dines, her clock ticks nine
Nine in the night, the night becomes dark
As the virus claims her life to survive and preys she lack
Her hair dances in a vacuum unable to escape
As the virus seems to be the hero in a cape
Still, people make fun of self isolation
They say it is a trap of no congratulation.
A Trap Of No Congratulations
Onatola Adebimpe
(C) All Rights Reserved. Poem Submitted on 08/15/2021
Poet's note: The poem remunerates and encapsulates on the actions of people during the deadly covid outbreak. It outlines the lackadaisical response of some indigenes and seeks to be didactic
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Poem topics: dark, friend, fun, hair, hero, home, life, peace, running, son, pray, soul, real, long, social, face, apple, generous, forget, clock, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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