Matsuo Bashō
Bad Haiku
Haiku #67032
not a haiku, but hey, topical as all bejesus :

Late in the year of 2019
a novel virus hit the scene
and though the birth was a little bit hazy
just a few months later the world's gone batshit crazy

we've been waiting, just waiting, it seems
for apocalyptic times

see the people panic buying
watch them freak at their chance of dying
surely the media isn't lying

as news of the spread goes viral

our crisis is no longer existential
it's here and now and pestilential
watch anxiety go exponential

as the stories start to spiral

like coronavirus r.n.a.

it seems that stuff is here to stay
gonna all get some so they say
before the whole thing goes away

that's a dreadful worry

but if you're not old
or sick
or have other complications

you probably won't die
at least from it
in any hurry

but sorry to confirm, something will eventually kill you regardless
Haiku #67032
Posted: March 6, 2020 4:36 am ET
Poet & location: ash