The numbers are slowly turning to names,
At first distant, some known for their work,
Some were friends of friends,
Some distant relatives that (I) never met,
The stream is becoming a rivulet, soon may become a deluge,
While the enemy silently runs amock,
Powers to be are busy with their games,
The names are still numbers to them,
Their priorities are askew, they don’t feel the pain,
They fear more losing their grip on power,
Elections and campaigns are their fun,,
Till the names at the end of the numbers are their own,
Oh heaven, why have you opened your floodgate so wide,
Have the lost souls abandoned you,
And you are filling your coffers playing the number game?
The second wave, if one can call it that, of COVID-19 has become rampant in India. Government that had become complacent was caught with its pants down. Everyday news from home carries names of people that I knew. Some I had met, some I wanted to, some I haven’t. This poem is just a cry of anguish.
Fleeting Muse 
Sorry you are being touched so deeply by this Covid mess. Are you and your wife okay?
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We are fine here and in my immediate family everyone is ok. My wife lost a sister-in-law (first cousin’s wife) couple of months back just after their twenty fifth anniversary.
India really screwed up during the last few months. Elections and campaigns in few states and mega election campaign rallies added to the spread of COVID recently.
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I’m staying home a lot but in general we pay little attention to covid. Wear masks where we must. But I really prefer breathing. 😀
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Let’s hope we can breathe free soon.
Who knew such a simple request will be so hard to achieve.
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Are you referring to a simple request like everybody wearing a mask? To me that is not simple. Who would have believed two years ago that someone could bully everybody in the world to cover their faces!
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If wearing masks saves humanity, that’s should be a simple request.
Unless the pro-lifers suddenly got religion and became Pro-choice.😀
Bullying, no. Request, yes.
Unless of course it is ok for some to infect others by their actions and condemn them to their deaths.
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If that were so, the stats would show it. There are many places where there is not much differences between those whose cities or states mandate wearing masks and those where they are not mandated. For instance, Florida and New York are side by side with percentage of cases. New York strong on business and school closings; Florida, not so much. https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/public-health/states-ranked-by-confirmed-covid-19-cases-july-1.html
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It has been proved all over the world that wearing masks, social distancing and using sanitizer prevents the spread of the infection. The may sayers will fabricate data to prove their point just as anti vaxers try to prove that vaccination is not necessary.
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Hey, I’m surprised to see you put my comment on moderation! How about that. Can’t trust me not to be too foul?
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What moderation? I don’t even know how to put anything in moderation. I replied to your comment.
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