As a prisoner, so entrapped
In the jail which is my home
In this Purgatory I shall wait
For the sentence still unknown
Will life return to normal
Or does normal still exist?
I think of all the loved ones gone
Who shall be dearly missed.
When will this be over, what more shall we lose?
I ponder as I watch the dismal nightly news
The doorbell rings, my heart skips a beat
Who could it be at this time of night?
The curfew has been strictly enforced
Something is not quite right
Terrified of what might be
Awaiting for me just outside
Perhaps bad news of my beloved
Sick in a hospital bed tonight
As I look outside, I notice
A creature like a bird
Small in stature, Menacing
A mammal, not feathered
Like the fiery pits of hell
Its eyes all ablaze
A vile, wicked demon
In need of a place to stay
Be gone, foul beast I shout
For you are not welcome here
Perched upon the front porch banister
It mockingly seems to sneer
This creature has caused the deaths
Of many an innocent boy and girl
A blight upon our nation
A curse upon our world
And this horrid, winged beast
Is still looking for a place to stay
How long it shall linger?
No one can actually say

Hi John!

Hi John!

Hi John!

Hi Mackie. What did you think of the poem? Was it pretty good?

Hi john

I really liked the start of your poem . I felt the flow of the middle section changed structure . And didn’t quite flow as well ., .

To be honest ... I probably don’t know what I am talking about ..Hopefully one of the poetry experts will give you their thoughts ... laughing

Nice effort and thanks for sharing

Thanks for reading my poem blondey111. I tried to make it like edgar Alan Poe's the raven, but more along the lines of the current pandemic (the winged beast is the bat that supposedly caused the coronavirus). I'll definitely try to keep working on it. That was really a first draft and I wanted to write it down while I had it on my mind

I assumed it was about the pandemic .. but didn’t make the connection the winged beast was the bat .. obvious now that you have explained it lol....well done !!!

Nice .

Tis a strange wee story
of the much maligned bat
there is nae much to chew on one
I fear I smell a rat

Beautiful piece of art..