If only the Coronavirus worked

at the speed of governments.
It would still be deciding
whether it needed parliament's
approval for its extension.
Should it attack departments,
or provinces, leave capitals alone?

No. This virus is different,
private sector efficient.
It moves like a transnational,
crosses  borders, destroys local
competition, establishes its brand
name in every country, every land.

One virus - CoVid19 – alone

has brought the world to its knees.
A Soros, it attacks economies.
What will this fiscal Passchendaele
be after world war three ends?
It's too early to tell
the shape of our imminent hell.

(C)  F. S. AIJAZUDDIN 

21.3.20 

21.3.20