Reclaiming Peace Poem by Mwenyeji Spikes

I yearn for calm in the midst of the ranging turmoil around
The news and media claims it's impossible to attain the normal we took for granted
Worry and fear has gripped the folk both in the city and the country side
The pandemic orders chaos and restraint but my heart will reclaim peace

A cough and sneeze raises suspicion, the close bonds we had now side tracked
We seek a reason to stay apart and separate ourselves from those are hearts hold dear
Strangers stay even further, schools and stores momentarily shut for days then months
Adaptability and agility slowly slipping away from our once closely bound society

We condemn the same values we should so dearly uphold in times of calamity
Disaster ought to have got us together yet now we allow fear and worry to infiltrate
Everybody looking out for some sense of hope at the end of this grey cloud hanging up above
When we wake to the end of the virus pandemic perhaps we will know peace and take back our lives

The difficulty in trusting and loving with a conscience poking questions at heart remains
Peace of mind now seem to cost more than most are willing to part with for own selfish reasons
Every the society breaks further part but what is the ending of this pandemic tale
If for no other lessons, we learn to remember those who stood close by now and the fortress of our peace