It wasn’t corona
the futileness of blaming a virus
A creature of no mind
still caused great devastation
Replicated across countries
infected millions
But who is the culprit?
who lost humanity and made billions
Who are they?
the factory owners, the businessmen
or the ones inside chambers
elected as statesmen
Is it the result
of some people’s actions
who ran without a mask
in rallies for election
who violated their own rules
in greed for a vote
and comprised lives of thousands
who came for their hope
The kumbh mela no doubt is a pride
the economy too needs to grow
But wont you be responsible?
For the ones in the death row.
I see them cry,
Some for their lives, some for a living
Waiting for a cure
waiting for a vaccine
The virus cant see neither listen
to their sufferings
I urge the ones who do
They are your people, stop deceiving.
~ Swastik Sekhar Panigrahi
Bhubaneswar, India
It’s a beautiful poem which is expressing the reality of what’s going on. Keep writing.