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I have grown sick of saying Covid-19
The scientific name has lost its sheen
Coronavirus is not much better
I would rather say Irish Setter
Or even get a worthless chain letter
Quarantine and Lockdown have been so overdone
Why not something more homespun?
I think we need a new label for this continual life disruption
Therefore I have named it The Great Interruption
Some say normal will never return
That the world is heading for a certain downturn
Doom and gloom is their stock-in-trade
Listen until your nerves are frayed
Of course, there is the inevitable political corruption
By those who would politicize a volcanic eruption
And the medias who speaks only hyperbole
Feeding outrage and fear until it’s out of control
But normal is as normal does
The bees still sting and give a buzz
