UNIVERSAL KILLER
(I had to do several takes of the audio. I kept choking up)
She’s 5’ 2” and he’s 6’ 4”
She’s black, he’s white, it really doesn’t care
He’s all of 81 and she’s only 17
Its gift is death to each in equal share;
She’s a Muslim from Iran, he’s a Catholic from France
A rich man or a pauper on the dole
It’s a doctor or a nurse inside that funeral hearse
Who’s Bangladeshi or a Pole
He’s a straight guy from Kentucky, she’s a lesbian from Peru
A herdsman from Botswana or Nepal;
Our differences suspended as a family of Man
United in the queue to heed Death's call;
He’s a socialist, she’s Tory, this one voted SNP
She’s a vegan, he’s a smackhead off the street
This will visit us with death in equal opportunity
And it has us, for the moment, in retreat;
It’s the Universal Killer and now has the upper hand
Our duty, one and all, is to defend;
So stay safe in your home and stay strong in your heart –
We will survive this monster in the end.
John Coopey
Sat 18th Apr 2020 07:42
Thanks, Vautaw. I suspect this won’t be a single battle but the war will be a series of them over the next few years. And it reminds us that things like the Black Death are not just historical concepts.