BY GLORIA O’KOYE
Smell fear
Through their eyes,
Can control the mind
Too many images and voices
Can distract
The truth that’s waiting outside
They say this
They say that
Look at here
Don’t go there
Contradictions from different sources
Some too scared
Some don’t care
Different opinions
Causing fights
Agree to disagree,
Got this planet
More divided
No more respecting
Boundaries
Hatred is like the vaccine
To an evolving virus
Love is like an antibody apocalypse
Trying to save lives
In a losing war
We self proclaim
That we’re victorious
Caught up on headlines
That silence stories
Don’t allow
Loud mouths
Dragging others into becoming voiceless
Society on the move
Fast pace
Leaving those who don’t comply
To lose
Technology was meant to be good
(Well, most of the time)
Yet no matter the intention,
It’s never a win-win
There’s a catch
For every benefit
(Don’t snooze)
Nourish your Body
Mind
And Soul
Only one life
Too fragile
To be exposed
Sort out what
Makes you strive
Or stay put,
It’s a chess game
You can’t afford
To get
Screwed
What the world labels
As an outbreak
Only uncovers
The hidden skeletons in the closet
Just remember it’s not
The surface
That should be of concern.
It’s the unravelling of what’s been there
That we need to find a cure
This internal pandemic
