Common Cold

My nose is an overflowing dam

and the ears are blocked 

My eyes are puffy and watery

I can hardly recognise myself.

The coughing has stopped 

and it’s a relief

But my voice box is out and 

I can’t sing for some days!

The coughing was replaced with sneezing fits

And I went to the bathroom now and then 

To blow my nose nice and hard 

And whispered a prayer 

To end this torture.

With the medicines ineffective

I wondered if it was COVID-19

But hadn’t lost the sense of smell or taste

And gave hope it’s just a common cold!

He has stayed for long and 

It’s time to go 

And the battle of battles must begin now

Between me and the Virus 

Where only one can win

And it has to be me without a doubt.

But he thinks otherwise

And soon will find someone 

To start all over again, 

a vicious circle with no end!

With each infection 

my immunity decreases

Is it due to pollution or global warming or the organisms virulence?

I wish I’d magic powers 

And could drive away Cold 

in the snap of a finger. 

To another planet

And from there to another 

until he’s unheard of anywhere.

Which is just a dream I know

and won’t happen until I breathed my last.

That’s why it feels good to live in a Cave sometimes,

For a 100 years maybe.

Without water, food and disease,

And ramblings too!