From the plague of Justinian,
the Antonine plague of the early days,
to the SARS in recent memory.
No one is ever born ready,
at least not when the daggers thrust,
in no ceremonial contexts
but in combat confrontations.
Unlike the apocalypse,
this banged in unannounced,
lethal amongst its likes,
more menacing, more dreadful
and more condemning.
Bringing mankind onto its knees,
shedding tears for the departed,
not for any apparent bad deeds,
or for them being fainthearted.
A learning curve for humanity,
as the days grow old and the toll rises.
Hopefully lessons are being drawn,
for the unknown epidemics of tomorrow,
proving once again,
the brevity of life.
© Prince Kenny JR.
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