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In thousands, first the Chinese were dying
Very soon, many more Italians were dying
In Spain and Iran too, thousands were crying
As many of their loved ones were also dying
At home in India, millions of people were partying
Many of them were even mocking and laughing
Happens only to them not to us, they were saying
But a small fraction of Indians was rightly praying
Then one day, we listened in rapt attention
As our Prime Minister addressed the nation
Before the speech, there was a lot of speculation
Was Coronavirus seriously affecting our nation?
The PM asked us to do something quite unusual
Which, only for a day, would affect our life as usual
Stay at home for fourteen hours on Sunday, the PM said
Why this Janata Curfew in India if only seven were dead?
Over twenty-seven thousand die in India each day
Who died due to Coronavirus, how can we truly say?
When data collection and reporting is very insufficient
Italy, Spain and even China being far more efficient
If there are over thirteen hundred cases in Malaysia
514 in Indonesia, 254 in Croatia, and 75 in Tunisia
Over 81,000 cases in China and over 59,000 in Italy
Almost 500 just in the Mediterranean island of Sicily
How can there be less than 500 in the second largest nation?
Which has the world’s largest below poverty population
Baes on the average of the world’s 25 most populated nations
There should be 157,400 cases in India as per simple calculations
The official figure of less than five hundred with Coronavirus
On the face of it might look very positive and quite desirous
This doesn’t mean that the government is lying
I’m quite sure that everyone involved is trying
Given the fact that our healthcare system is quite inadequate
Any and all data will not just be inaccurate, it will also be late
It would thus be wrong for any one of us to wait
Unless we want to be first in line at Heaven’s Gate
If you want to be safe, follow this simple guideline
Stay at home, don’t unnecessarily stand in a line
Whether it’s for medicines or even for groceries
Everything now has home delivery with no worries
Wash your hands often and keep your throat wet
Don’t touch your face even to wipe off your sweat
Follow the other precautions that are going around
This too shall pass, if we stay within our home ground
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