Covid-19 - A poem

A Poem by Patrick (Key Stage 2)

I am Covid-19,

I am so powerful

I attacked the mighty China first,

And now I have prevailed all over the world,

I am omnipresent

I am invisible

hence no one takes me seriously at the start,

But within 2 weeks some might feel

slight cough and fever

then within hours I get to their lungs drowning inside, gasping for air

But I am more dangerous than you think

Sometimes tanks of oxygen are not enough to save a man

The doctors and nurses are the only saviours but even then

I don’t always spare neither the future king nor the Prime Minister

I bring depression and fear among everybody,

I have reduced the population,

And in lockdown not many trades and businesses run.

But some fools still don’t believe in isolation

If you love and care

Then face masks and gloves you must wear,

Stay at home and if for right reasons you go then ensure you stay 2 metres apart.

I know I am going to be remembered in history, even after I depart.

But for now you should all play your part.

You might pray to God this Easter

That I am destroyed, and that your world is back to how it used to be.

But look at all the good I have done,

You mistreated the Mother Earth

You polluted its soul,

you killed the animals

Whereas I have reduced the pollution.

I have made people talk to each other

House party and Zoom now boom

Animals are free to breathe

If you want to me to go away-

Remember I came here to remind you

Each day is precious

Look after Earth

and nature reigns supreme

Stay at home