DIVIDED WE GAIN …UNITED WE REFRAIN

The age old aphorism, united we stand ,divided we fall, now in jeopardy,
Of late the world has gone topsy turvy thanks to an ubiquitous menace,
The talk of the town, forget, the whole world is quivering in its custody,
Crowning the whole world by land, air or seas, the corona and its vise.

Cricket is a great leveler, they oft say, Hear, Corona is a great champion   
Prince and the pauper, Minister and the mundane, all now in detention,
Forced to forego earthly pleasures, Mercedes, Audis  all in the stallion,
Rooted firmly, rarely enjoying homely exile, idling, with no exception.

Laws of the land rewritten, everyone is in the pangs of imminent death,
Social distancing, suspicion of one’s own shadow, the watchword of late
Everywhere, lock down is reigning supreme, enforced by word of mouth.
Most of works done from home, works well with techies of every state.  

Office works slowed down, permitting enforced absence and in standstill,
Every hospital is full, their staff working tirelessly, so too the Khaki men,
Earning the brickbats for their efficiency, yearning for the desire and skill,
Sacrificing their own safety, sweating for the welfare of their brethren.

Forget a minute about them, just ponder where all these lead us to, finally,  
Forced by law to stay away from work or to stay away from their surround,
Remain detached from all, yet to join hands to fight this deadly calamity,  
Divided by law to stay united, a paradox, for the society to remain sound.   

Think about the aftermath, this may work well as a short term measure,    
The global recession downsizing the workforce everywhere and more,      
Loss of the dollar leading to depression and stress related nightmare        
It needs a Herculean task, globally to reconstruct us from the quagmire.