God-like and imperious she stands
But blind to all authority she commands
Holding all our futures in her hands
Acknowledging the wailing and demands
This angel takes a moment to reflect
On all the pain and hatred we inflict
Considering the weight of our regret
And finding us quite wildly ill equipped
The lady sees a failing in our ways
With all our ingenuity and haste
We cease to see the chaos we create
Inevitably doomed to seal a fate
She comes now with a rod of retribution
She comes now with a resolute conclusion
She comes to disinfect and sanitise
And for an eye she comes to take an eye
And thus with both monstrosity and might
She guides us through the evening into night
To stem this ancient rock of her demise
With merciless intent to stabilise
Save us from ourselves is all we ask
And save all those we bludgeon in our path
Save the air we breathe and furthermore
Save the grain of kindness at our core
31st March 2021