The necessity of life burns As he inhales into lungs Rendered scarred and broken By a crowned virus That attacked his pride Refusing to change For anything No mask no pause The price of his hubris Paid for by declining health As a new day dawns For those with vaccine armor Breathing freely unafraid While he watches from afar Listening to the hiss of oxygen Life fed by tubes and canisters Though he questions if this is living
Today’s experimental poem is an occasional poem, which is a poetic commentary on a particular event.
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