The virus breaks its three-year hibernation
Setting off a countrywide pandemic
With symptoms ranging from mild to severe
And can be spotted everywhere.
The fever causes the
Shaking of manicured with calloused hands,
Coalescing of scented with foul bodies
And upward curving of the lips.
The fever causes claustrophobia,
Forcing the sick to leave their air-con rooms,
Cozy couches and comfort zones;
Fat bellies shrink, glutathioned skins tan.
The fever softens the heart to charity,
With the rich passing dole-outs to the needy,
Of every kind and in every creative way
Like matches with 500-peso bill inside.
The fever has many complications –
Violent tendencies, anger, desperations;
Weakens the immunity against temptations
To deceive, cheat and other wicked designs.
After leaving some people maimed or dead,
The virus lays dormant and the fever recedes;
Life in the country is back to normal with
Same dire prognosis – the worst is still to come.
