The unseen enemy

All our wars cause so much misery –

Creating the dead, and the living dead.

Yet the pain and suffering pass with time,

Become stories of valour, instead.

And then there is always another war – 

Fought silently everywhere;

Across the world, in every land,

That of food, shelter and care.

And another war has come upon us

That is killing people with glee,

Mountains and oceans are not the barriers

For this unseen, unknown enemy.

Locking down people is the way they say,

To set the people free !!

Modern science has no answer yet

To this unseen, unknown enemy.

They’ll grope in the dark to find a cure

While locking us in, you see,

Our lives will be stalled behind the wall

For this unseen, unknown enemy.

While our lives stand still with bated breath –

And the battle against hunger rages free;

Paradigms of yore are being blown away

By this unseen, unknown enemy.

With all things closed, we’re learning to enjoy

Things in life that are free –

‘Cause the fear is great and we are afraid

Of the unseen, unknown enemy.

And one fine day we all will ask -

How much of freedom is “free” ?

‘Cause we will have learnt the lessons taught

By this unseen, but known enemy.

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Date : 21/Apr/2020