
Poem by Elizabeth Esguerra Castillo
(based on Albert Camus, “The Plague”)
In the midst of this plague,
Are those who are walking dead,
Awaiting for their healing.
The ones who bear witnesses
Are forced to lock themselves up
Fear gripping their veins.
As the Plague of the New Millennia
Feel pity on those who might be dying out of being scared
Than those ailing ones fighting for their lives.
Most absorb themselves on their plight
Being selfish instead of being selfless
And yet don’t want to die alone-
To make it to the crematorium
But yet the undead are already burning themselves in
Their self-inflicted hell
Continuously stoning hurtful words
Instead of becoming compassionate.
When all these madness finally cease,
Will the Earth ever go back to what it
Or should the plague teach us a lesson,
That we should carry from now on
For there’s a grand reason
Behind everything that happens.
Author Elizabeth Esguerra Castillo