Frustrating...

My second entry to the Curation Duo #1 hosted by both @wakeupkitty and @heartbeat1515 . I have no idea what genre of poetry this is but it is my personal expression of what is happening and it is frustrating.

@heartbeat1515 mentioned in her post that: "For Curation Duo #1, I would like to read your thoughts, feelings or experiences about the current pandemic, Covid-19 through poetry."

Here goes...

Selfishness….

Irresponsible…

While we take heed,

Many didn’t.

They thought it was a joke,

They thought it was a hoax,

Is it that hard to just do it,

For the sake of all?

Nope, they didn’t care.

“Oh, my son is positive,

but he didn’t want to stay home,

so I brought him to the mall”

“Oh, we just had a birthday party,

at a restaurant, a small group of 10”

Guess what, all were tested positive,

after the owner was found positive.

Seriously??

Really??

Honestly,

I am speechless.

Is it that hard to stay home?

Is it that hard to wear a mask?

Is it that hard to not have a party?

Is it that hard to not go out?

It is hard for some, I know,

It is against their principles,

It is against their rights, they say,

It is up to them, I say.

Nowadays, I feel safer to just be home.

It is tiring to go out,

But if I need to,

I feel safer with a mask.

We had it under control but incidents after incidents, increased the numbers again. It is frustrating to hear stories like these.  Some may not believe that it is true but this is no joke.

Many have lost their lives, their loved ones, for what? For that moment to celebrate? For that moment to have a party? For that moment to go out because we are too spoilt to live minimally in consideration of the situation? 

I am tired of hearing people complain, people whine, about how it is their freedom to not or to do things and how they couldn’t wait to go for a vacation after all this is over, and how they could no longer stay at home.

Have we ever taken a moment to think of the doctors, the nurses and medical officers, all the frontliners risking their lives for the rest of us? They risk their lives everyday, in the midst of ignorance of many. They can’t go home to their loved ones without worrying if they would infect them or if they would lose their lives some day.

Have we ever taken a moment to think about how lucky we are to get to stay home?

Sure, life is unfair.

Thank you for dropping by.

I appreciate it. I appreciate you.