Corona Through A Social Lens
written by: Hina Tabassum Cheema
edited by: Jackie Cook
The world had forgotten to sleep
In the race of me first
The world was running short of breath
If you believe in a God, any God,
Regard this time as a test
Count your blessings
Consider your helplessness
Times were tough
And yet
We climbed Mount Everest
Conspiracy theories, economic games
Could it be a natural cycle?
Is the world
Doing de-tox?
It doesn’t matter what we think
In this time of
Quarantine
Look beyond the limits of your vision
Thousands of lives already lost
Help, people, help
Keep clean, eat well, take care
Your neighbours, the elderly, co-workers
They all need you, now
Covid-19 is a mirror
Can you see its world?
It shows us our global village
Interdependent
Locked together
Understand the difference
Grow empathy
Know there were lockdowns already
Power regimes
Contagions of the mind
So many fearful of taking
One step further
Of what might be waiting
Outside
Nature is giving us time
To think
To pull back
To step away
From the brink
Corona says the same
To everyone
Corona isn’t racist
It has no religion
It doesn’t care
About your income
Where you live
If you live…
Be kind
Stay safe
Be.
Stay.
- Corona Through A Social Lens - May 6, 2020
