Iquote
Pope Francis
Those microscopic things
Under our power
In the laboratory
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They outnumber us
They march forward
Take our breath away
And we are belittled
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We think we are clever
We think we own the world
It’s survival of the fittest
They seem to be
Winning the race
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With all our power
With all our intellect
We cannot build a weapon
To destroy them soon enough
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But that’s not entirely true
We have cooperation
We have sacrifice
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We will stay away
From work
From entertainment
From dining out
From travel
From each other
From our churches
And temples
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We will sanitize
And wash our hands
We will keep our distance
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We will not socialize
Take care of our health
We will not overburden
Our hardworking medics
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Some people
Brave
They risk their lives
Taking care
Of patients
Saving lives
Watching
Some struggling
Some ravaged
Some dying
Making tough decisions
That will haunt their life
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Then there are those
Who make sure
There are supplies
Law and order
Medicines
Food
Transport
Couriers
Postmen
Bankers
Police
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Those making sure
There’s
Water
Electricity
The garbage
It’s collected
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Are we going
To lose this fight
To lose our loved ones
To those tiny little things
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We must cooperate
Do whatever is asked
Give up our selfishness
For the greater good
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The young
The not so young
Some think they’re invincible
But remember
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You can pass on
To your loved ones
Those tiny little things
That you
Selfishly
Bring back home
By going out
When avoidable
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Your children
Constrained
You try
To entertain
They irritate
They rebel
You cannot
Let them out
It’s not done
You try
And improvise
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But we have
A greater power
More than all of us
Put together
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The Almighty
Will protect us
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We now have
A lot of time
To knock
On heaven’s doors
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The sermons
On YouTube
The prayer book
In your hands
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Let’s storm
The heavens
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Stay indoors
And pray
Like Noah
That the flood
May abate
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