DIARY OF A VIRUS: Short poems on pandemic year

By Gregory J. McKenzie

The pandemic that haunted our world over most of 2020 and into 2021, will change
all our lives. The word coronavirus will become infamous. A once in a hundred year health disaster
that has scarred and changed all our personal and social outcomes. These short poems, whilst not ignoring this reality, try to help people cope with this brutal change of normal practices. The scarring will not go away but it can be managed. Stay safe.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tablo Publishing
• Release date: Mar 17, 2021
• ISBN: 9781649696205

Book preview

8th. OH!! THAT VIRUS

Pathetic response saying it wont last,

World travelers saw it happen so fast.

Epidemic named but no one shamed,

Waves of infection see countries blamed.

Tracking the hard won learning curve, 

Politicians so ignorant boy what a nerve. 

Daily lists of infections controlled,

Concerned about impact on the old.

Many leaders lose moral ground,

Inaction abounds as bodies are found.

Experts taking matters out of their hands,

With proactive separate national plans.

Now comes fear and panic buying,

Citizens sure leaders lying.

15th. COMING OF THE P WORD

Deaths mount way too fast,

Countries wonder if it will last.

Media shock waves hit  us all,

Outbreaks stun and appall.

Who next for an epidemic assault,

So small but deadly out of the vault.

Doors shut by home detention,

Unwelcome tourist get a mention.

Borders shut out cluster region and zone,

Cut off from contact except by phone.

Mantra is TEST! TEST! TEST!

Queues too long for any rest.

Residents think its all so absurd,

With coming of that stark P word.     

22nd. PANIC

Work routine now lost to fear,

Losing all sense common that year.

Hoarding sets the strange move,

To path of a morbid groove.

Humans so wild like in a stampede,

Bleating from politicians given no heed. 

Denial reigning supreme,

Politicians lost in some bad dream.

Actions are aimed at the