The Corona Baroness



Take me away
Hold me firmly. Don't let go
I have lost my breath. I cannot feel my fingers.
I feel cold and it’s becoming so long a road to ponder
I just got wed last week with moments of wonder
 
Take me away
I must meet my personal physician.
He treats me like an experienced musician.
I am ready to go meet my physician
 
My legs are trembling, my feet are numb
I can no longer feel my toes
How will I do my chores?
Why am I trembling?  
 
Am seeing things
What is this that I am seeing?
Oh no, I think these are hallucinations
Hope am not going insane
Why am I like a roller coaster?
So much is coming back to me from memory lane
 
My heart cannot hold it
I can’t stand the palpitations
Why am I sweating and feeling so hot?
Moments ago I just felt cold
I can't breathe
 
Take me away
I lay steadfast but my eyes are not seeing
What is happening to me?  
Oh no. Why is this happening?
 
Akkkkkschew.
This sneeze hurts. My neck is in pain
Why do I feel mundane?
This never happens to me ever
 
Why am I feeling like I am in chains?
Explain to me why my mind feels like a speeding train.
Again and Again I sneeze but yet I can’t breathe
I feel so much pain
 
I don’t want to fall beneath
No, not again. I will not be frail again.
I refuse to be slain.
I hear sirens
That sounds like an ambulance
I guess they have come.
 
Take me away
Get me in
Fit me in
I have heard the ambulance
I think I see a resemblance
Corona or is it Covid 19 it may be.
 
Take me away
Let me in
I want to see my physician
He knows I am a baroness
One who is blameless
 
Treat me and give me your best attention
Mr. Physician, please help me release the tension
I need a quick Intervention
Am sure of your precise execution
I will calm down when you give me an explanation
 
My life has to return to perfection
I don’t want to feel like I have hypertension
I have been restless, tired and in pain all week
I have never felt like this before, mostly weak
Akkkkkschew. Akkkkkschew. Akkkkkschew.
 

About this poem

A monologue about the Covid 19 nightmares.

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Submitted by Richardmwebesa707 on February 16, 2023

Modified on April 28, 2023

2:08 min read
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Quick analysis:

Scheme Axxbb Accc dxxe xefgbg xfxxh Aeie jggb xghg xxgfkd Allkki Alcxx ccccc ccmmj
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,983
Words 426
Stanzas 13
Stanza Lengths 5, 4, 4, 6, 5, 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5

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