04/05/2020
New Normal
By Roms
ECQ Day 50
May 4, 2020
10:54 am to 10:53 pm
I
Normal means "done exactly according to the rule or square." said Phillips,
Carpenters measure things, thus, the etymology came from the Greek word "normalis";
Who would have thought that "normal"was coined after things performed with precision,
But it totally make sense, if it's not within the rule it must be done with supervision.
II
What is happening for about a quarter of this year, had happened before,
For more than a century ago, a plague has wrecked havoc across the globe,
It caused innumerable deaths, a third of the population possibly more,
Now a dreaded disease is inflicting humankind caused by a corona microbe.
III
The outbreak got out of hand -- by a mere three months declared a pandemic by WHO,
Suddenly the world isn't what we know it is, everything was like in utter reverse;
A new set of protocols are in, flights in and out are closed, boundaries manned too,
People are in distress, fear and hunger -- citizens of the world are in total perverse.
IV
Not kissing nor hugging a love one actually means you love them,
Wearing a cover on your face and an overall bunny suit is the new fashion;
Being three feet a way or more from others is in the government's new system,
Staying at home, maintaining good hygiene, being healthy while waiting for ration.
V
What's imperative nowadays was a questionable practice then even worrisome,
Now you can ask for money to a bank teller with a mask on and never get caught for it;
Public transport is on hold, workers are encouraged to work from home,
If only Dentists can say "ah" while patients can open their mouths online is implicit.
VI
I guess the usual cliche still prevails -- change is the only permanent thing in this world,
But for the stubborn they just don't change, same old, same old, I must say;
The privileged still believe they have every right, even if the poor are all being hurled,
The middle class left behind, the rich never bothered, the meek just don't have a way.
VII
Government officials' response is almost sometimes inaction,
Corruption in our society cringely still lingers and hails;
Yet compassion and empathy for others often give satisfaction,
And quite remarkably our trust in humanity somehow prevails!
IX
What goes around comes around, the law of karma is something we have to deal,
This might be a wake up call or time for Mother Nature to heal;
We all have a share with what happens to our dear planet Earth,
Or else we might suffer the consequences that might lead to dearth.
X
A lot of new terms have been surfacing, like social distancing and quarantine,
It has been fifty grueling days since the ECQ became our boring routine,
3 Million are infected worldwide, almost hundreds of thousands have met their demise,
What is in-stored for the human race, is the future generation in compromise? --
with our "NEW NORMAL".
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