COVID-19
A plague like a hundred plagues
A man like thousands
The teacher of the disobedient
The boss of the Vatican
A cry of KORO here and there
The dwarf that organised the giants
A hundred thousand innocents perished
In moments of loses
They drew more tears from sobbing eyes
Olympics suffered
Homes were scampering for refuge
Friends were moaning loudly
All powers were bemused
All authorities were bewildered
All strengths were powerless
All influences were confused
The dragon lizard shut down the global economy
The churches and the mosques sealed
The schools closed down
The clubs and the sports standstill
The companies and the businesses paralyzed
Tourism to Jerusalem became forbidden
Pilgrimage to Mecca became prohibited
Travels not allowed again
The pharaoh was not ot easy to convince
Rapidly spread like a wildfire
Streets were uninhabited
Paths were deserted
Roads were unoccupied
Expressways were vacant
Millions were inflicted in a couple of months
KORO, a professional musician
Don’t cough became the KORO chorus
Don’t sneeze became KORO Rhythm
Don’t shake hands again became KORO tenor
Don’t hug each other again became a KORO tune
Keep social distance became KORO soprano
Always watch and sanitize your hands to become KORO bass
Isolate and quarantine yourself became KORO solo
Always with your face mask became a KORO lyric
Stay at home became a KORO song everywhere
You that claim to have power to perform a miracle
You that say I am a miracle worker
This is an golden opportunity for you, what are you waiting for?
You don’t experiment power under your shelter
Your power is useful at isolation centers
You are needed to cure as many as coronaviruses
To make you a real miracle minster
Arise and send away the pandemic to leave our sanctuary
Briefs of the Poem
The poem portrays the themes of disaster and death. It draws us back to the recent disaster that engulfs the globe. The occurrences affect human and non-human resources. The poet is concerned about the disaster that results in death.
A hundred thousand innocents perished and people draws more tears from sobbing eyes. Many people die during the disaster and the global economy is paralyzed. Many are shivering and wet because of the disaster new to approximately 95% of the people.
The poet explicates coronavirus as a monster that taught the world a lesson. Olympic suffered. Friends are moaning loudly. Homes are scampering for refuge.
Tourism and Pilgrimages are forbidden. It is as if the world wants to end. A lot of prophecies about the end time. Even certain people are saying that the disaster occurs as a result of 4G technology.
It organizes us with whips. The poet symbolizes the virus as a man like thousands and the teacher of the disobedient. Millions are inflicted in a couple of months.
The dragon lizard that shuts down the global economy. Nobody can go out again. The poet sees COVID-19 as a music profession as the different tunes of Koro are occupied the mouth of everybody.
Coughing, handshaking, hugging, keeping social distance, watching and sanitizing hands, isolating and quarantining yourself, using your face mask, and staying at home were Koro’s lyrics and rhythm. The cry of COVID-19 and coronavirus here and there.
The poet begs and encourages all miracle ministers to perform their miracles at the isolation centers. Their powers are now useful there to heal as many as Koro patients. Also, they are needed to send away leprosy from our land.
Word List and Meanings
Plague: A pandemic or an acute malignant contagious virus that often prevails the world
Koronised: Afflicted virus on people
Scampering: Rushing about hastily in an undignified way; proceeding hurriedly
Moaning: Groaning
Bemused: Confused
Bewildered: Confused
Uninhabited: Empty
KORO: Coronavirus
Practice Questions
- Explicate the themes recognized in the poem
- Explain the preventive measures against KORO in the poem.
- Discuss the negative effects of KORO in the poem.
- Comment on the poetic use of language in the poem.
- Comment on the use of synecdoche in the poem.
- Why does the world fear KORO?
- Who is invited to find a solution to the disaster by the poet?