In 2020

A virus there was

Infecting us all so

We stayed behind closed doors.

 

Like all things do

About its threat

All the world was warned

And in its wake

Many realizations on us dawned.

We weren’t as invincible

As we thought we’d be

If we continued to consume

To mindlessly grow our economy.

All our beliefs, our ideologies

Our businesses went bust

All that was once of value

Was now only as good as dust.

And because man was hit

With something unfamiliar and new

As  a response to the new danger

Conspiracy theories grew.

Nations blamed each other

Memes darted across the internet

We continued to react

To its looming threat.

Webinars were held

Wise people spoke

We continued to be concerned

About how not to be broke.

Man needs food

Man must work to live

Salvage your souls

Now’s the time to give!

There was much gesture

There was much sound

And yet in all this time being

No cure was found.

How do we deal

With an enemy we can’t see

In a world of unreality

How can we continue to be?

That which comes

Is destined to go

Till it does its dance

One must simply lie low.

To deal with impermanence

We must understand that its temporary

And our actions at best

Can only be arbitrary.

But man as he is

Is used to being victorious

What’s the point of his life

If he can’t be glorious?

So when the virus left

We said it was defeated

Our medicines had worked

Mankind was treated.

And once again we continued

To revel in our world of sin

Grateful that we had

Been able to escape from within.