Death Cannot Swallow Us All Poem by Kenneth Maswabi

It is not the stench of death
It is every inch of its breath
That envelopes us
Nowadays, death is everywhere
The latest news are smeared with death
Our social media groups are smouldering with death
Our family and friends' list is dwindling
We are in the midst of a death storm
And we have to hold tight to our sanity
As the tentacles of insanity are fast approaching
We have to find the source of hope
And stand outside the cubicle of fear
It is our mind that is on the brink of collapse
The putrid smell of death is coming from all angles
Covid-19 disease has found its target
The Delta variant is wreaking havoc
We are all sitting ducks
With nowhere to go
But we have to stand up
And climb on the pedestal of hope
We have to find our strength
And soldier on
Let us wear our face masks
Practice social distancing
And take precautions
We have to re-build our wall of defences
We have to survive this storm
Death cannot swallow us all
We are too bitter for its egregious appetite
Soon, it will give up
And let us be

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