On Covid-19 And You And Me (English Sonnet) Poem by Gert Strydom

I knew that it takes a great man to admit to mistakes
last night while watching the president's address
and a greater man still to rectify whatever it takes,
that the world and this country are in a great mess,

that this Corona-virus could be with man forevermore,
that the entire world is now facing unknown territory,
that now life and living is much different from before
but my love, in all of this you is still precious to me.

Life and liberty has much more valuable become
where restrictions and measures are in place
but to you sincerely in love I want to come,
where every single thing is still in God's grace

and I want to tell you to keep both faith and hope,
even if stopping the virus is out of man's scope.
© Gert Strydom