Negative the New Positive

Talking 'bout change...

This is really a change,

I don’t mean money back,

I mean rearrange.

It is particularly amazing

How we now behave,

What we once practised

Can land us in the grave.

Hugs and kisses

Are now forbidden,

Miss and hug a friend

You might not be forgiven.

Positive is now negative

And the reverse

And the terror upon us

Is the COVID curse.

Negative the new positive

After the COVID test,

When it is negative

It brings you sweet rest.

There’s a lot of change

And it overwhelms,

It is COVID-19,

Almost impossible to stem.

But in spite of all this

Some are still rejoicing,

These are the ones declared...

Negative after their testing.

The poles have changed,

That is a fact,

And I am not sure

It will ever come back.
 

Negative the new positive

See what I mean?

COVID-19 has changed

The entire global scene.

Stewart Russell © March 2020

Corona Paranoia

 

If you go out in public

Please don’t cough or sneeze,

In this COVID pandemic

You just might be seized.

Every cough or sneeze

Presents a virus threat,

And some people have the virus

Even if they don’t have it yet.

That’s how they are treated

When they cough or sneeze,

Some run far from them

While others just freeze.

 

It is Corona paranoia

And it is justified,

It’s nothing nice to experience

Many have testified.

It is global in its extent

Touching both rich and poor,

And daily we are told

It’s worse than anything before.

People are literally afraid

To hug or to kiss,

Shaking hands is also out

Everyone is at risk.

 

It is Corona paranoia

And it’s a legitimate fear,

In the event of a cough or sneeze

Death lingers near.

So that if you are accused

Of being paranoid,

Find out from your accuser

If he/she is a humanoid.

  

As far as I can tell

Any human can be afflicted,

COVID is no respecter of persons,

It is death premeditated.

 

Call me paranoid if you like

I am keeping my guard up,

No messing with COVID for me

Spare me its bitter cup.

Stewart Russell © March 2020