Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

Staying Home

"...Did I know that you are a new reality..."

Staying Home

You taught me new things
For you came with strings

You set conditions and actions:
Keep away from social interactions

If you seek victory over me: self-isolate
Avoid handshakes, hugs, kisses as you greet!

You taught me to observe personal hygiene
In a better light, to invite all souls to intervene

These are unmatched times of social distancing
Mass closures of entities, a shift in everyday living

Did I know that you are a new reality, a pandemic?
Daily life you hamper, your wings unselective, epidemic

An enemy of humanity, you are beatable, indiscriminate
Our health heroes, here they strategise, swing to eliminate!






Article © Ndaba Sibanda. All rights reserved.
Published in the March 23, 2020 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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