The World Is Crying

It's not normal The whole world is crying The tent of sorrow is enveloping the world Everyday thousands and thousands of people are dying There is no remedy in the visible future The COVID-19 outbreak is causing immense pain Life as we know it has been permanently damaged Hospitals are in dire straits The stench of death is in the air The whole world is in dire straits Fear dresses our hearts Our daily lives have been pierced by the claws of death Our reality is on the brink of collapse As dark clouds of uncertainty hover above our heads And a venomous scourge is on the loose It's a terrible time for all of humanity Normality has been shattered Burying ourselves in the burrows of our homes We stare at the climbing death toll on our television screens Flabbergasted by the ferocity of this virus And our tears flow unabated As we kneel in prayer Or sob in silence Our hearts are broken And life is at a standstill ©