Covid Second Wave: India Poem by narayana aghalaya

HAVE FAITH, DON'T PANIC
while it is no Apocalypse now
oxygen is crucial, don't leaders know?
this ignorance has caused patient-deaths
while, Covid has hit us hard by stealth;
to speak goody-goody in fair weather
our leaders fly free hither and thither;
but when push comes to shove,
when asked to act,
to vanish superfast, they show lots of tact
vaccine shortage right now looms large,
that none planned, is a genuine charge
poll rallies and Kumbh add fuel to fire
to have them right now, was it so dire?
and when death by mischance happens
when fleeced at cremation, don't say 'comeuppance';
will a million Indians die?
'possibly', experts reply, with a sigh
from all this nonsense, wise can still escape:
'be alert and evade; let the rest gape.'
experts advice: ' vaccine saves lives'
get the shots soon, even if you have to strive!
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Apocalypse-total destruction, end of the world(biblical term)
comeuppance- a deserved reward usually unpleasant.
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Last 24 hrs
3.14 lakh new cases; 2104 deaths - that is Covid's toll! This is the highest per day surge among all countries.
A dubious record. Now Indian visitors/tourists are not welcome in most countries.