Coronavirus pandemic

The news is coming with a mighty dread,
Running through the spine.
Few days, we thought it will last
But, days beget weeks,
And weeks, now months.
Breathtaking is the speed of its spread
No sooner had you heard of it than,
It comes knocking on your door
The footsteps' sound of the enemy,
Reverberates all round the globe
The number of daily victims soars -
So high one asked,
"Is it the end of humanity?"
'Cos, mortality now exceeds natality

In the forefront of battle,
Doctors and scientists,
With unbowed bloody heads,
Fight the invisible enemy,
Some, falling prey to the strange Covid-19
The news alone, is as lethal as the virus
Victims abound
High and low
Everyone is a casualty!

When age-long handshake,
And embrace are forbidden,
Man has lost his social status
Stadia, schools, churches are empty
"Can man survive without coming together?"

Coughing, sneezing and yawning are criminalized
Man suspects his fellow,
And fears his neighbour
The world is on its head
Everyone wears a long face
None smiles anymore

But, similar pandemics have been defeated
Previous victories include;
Poxes, flu and Ebola.
Man will eventually come out of it
That's the cheering news!