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Andrew, We Need You, by Sankar Chatterjee

21/3/2022

 
An invisible pest came to life in a dark cave in Asia.
It moved silently through the universe, attacking humanity.
Billions infected, millions perished, countless children orphaned.
Initially defeated, the global scientists working day and night
Found ways to bring the pest to its knees.
It has been a long two years but our humanity prevailed.
In the spring of 2022, the world began to shine again.


But, the devil had a new plan up his sleeves.
Cloaking in the form of a ruthless human dictator,
He set out to conquer his tiny neighbor.
Rockets and bombs raining down on Mariupol, Lviv, and Kyiv,
While pandemic-fatigued humanity remained motionless.
Now Andrew, the impartial umpire we want you to blow you whistle,
Announcing “Enough is enough; this mayhem now must be over.”
Sue Clayton
22/3/2022 01:31:56 am

If only good could triumph over evil, but evil always seems to come out on the winning side. One day soon the umpire might be on the side of good.

Angela Carlton link
23/3/2022 12:27:01 am

Beautiful imagery and language complete with a whistle like the winf at the end.

Dee Lorraine
23/3/2022 07:04:03 pm

Well said, Sankar. Enough is enough.

Sankar Chatterjee
25/3/2022 12:58:03 am

Hello Sue, Angela, and Dee:

Many thanks for appreciating the piece along with your kind and inspiring comments. Let us hope the current mayhem will come to an end very soon.

Best,
Sankar

Candace Arthuria Williams
26/3/2022 04:07:36 pm

Covid and Putin. A provocative analogy. Thanks, Sankar. As usual.

Sankar Chatterjee
27/3/2022 03:23:01 am

Hello Candace:

I couldn't have provided any better analogy than yours. I wrote the piece to document the appearance of uncertain events in our flowing lives, just when we least expect them.

Many thanks for reading the piece and appreciating it.

Best,
Sankar


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