THE PANDEMIC MAN : RHYME 38

He never does wear a mask,

And glares at you if you ask;

When Mama sees the man,

She calls him the pandemic man.

Lock-down he doesn't fear

And always moves here n there;

When Mama sees the man,

She calls him the pandemic man.

He always eats in the open,

With his hand bad n unclean;

When Mama sees the man,

She calls him the pandemic man.

When come police on patrol,

He quickly hides behind a wall;

When Mama sees the man,

She calls him the pandemic man.

When came the pandemic man,

Mama shouted in a big alarm;

Her parents rushed in to find

The man lived on footpath behind.

They offered him food at the gate;

No past or future is a beggar's fate!

As he left with food in cheers,

Mama's eyes became filled with tears. 

- N P SAMAL