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Covid Verses

Title

Covid Verses

Description

I wrote this poem during the worst of the COVID-19 crisis in 2020.

Creator

Geza Tatrallyay

Date

2020

Contributor

Geza Tatrallyay

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COVID Verses


I

I am livid
that my friend
has caught COVID.

Is this his end?


II

Did we get it,
Covid-19?

Let’s quarantine,
wash our hands well,
keep our distance,
check for fever.

Phew, it’s a cold
Do not panic.
We may not die.
No, not just yet.


III

Millions died
the world over:
like Spanish flu,
this one, too, kills,
especially
when our leaders
are greedy hacks,
who do not care
for our welfare,
just their own skin
and pocketbooks.

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Citation

Geza Tatrallyay, “Covid Verses,” COVID-19 Archive, accessed March 28, 2024, https://covid-19.digitalvermont.org/items/show/731.