There are special guests at the port.
The guests are in a cruise ship
Some saved for years and dreamt of the day
They would tour the world on a cruise ship.
Some are rich and others are ambitious
The captain radios the port for permission
Permission is denied. You will bring the disease.
Port after port, the message is the same.
A few are Ill but permission is denied.
The private jets are parked. The luxurious limousines are parked
The hotels are closed and workers are restricted
The office blocks are closed
The phones that ringed of the hook are silent
The world waits in unity and uncertainty
The world is subdued by COVID 19
Those who worked and those who roamed the streets are now equal
The clarion call, oh the clarion call is one
Stay home, stay safe
Social distancing in a world that knows no distance is difficult. But then it will save the world
So we stay at home. The hours are there 24 hours a day,
They seem to be more
The children are unsure of what to do. I mean they have never shared space with parents for 24 hours
They lock themselves in their rooms
But it is boring. They come out and dad is lounging on the couch with a distant look
They go back to their room
The tragedy is no one knows
When it will all end.
But between the doubt and thick wall, there is life
And there is God watching!