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They are gone

I'm grieving because my strength is losing

My life is melting away like a lighted candle

I'm not just happy with my world

Everything about me is turning upside down.

My joy is fading away like a smoke

Even when I prepare to start afresh

I see many reasons to give up my fight

I'm not just happy and comfortable.

I saw death with my eyes

as I watched hundreds and thousands of people die mysteriously

Like a vehicle in transit, people fly away unprepared

Many were found unprepared for such a sudden death.

Like in a movie, I see people disappear,

people of different nations, colour, language and ethnicity

The agent of death is without mercy and patience

The old and the young are victims of this disaster.

A few days ago, I took my phone to make some calls

to the wonderful friends and neighbours dear to me

My shock and pains were renewed by silence

the silence of those who have lost the battle of life.

Where are my friends? Where are the others?

I wrestle with myself in pain because my friends are gone

They are gone, gone to an unknown destination

without a farewell from loved ones.

I weep for my generation and the things in it

My tears drop continuously without ceasing

My heart is gushing out blood

My world has changed and moved out of shape.

I pray that God will continue to save me from the dragon virus

I ask for His mercy on the sick and the miserable

Every family is in pain and suffering

Only God can dry up our tears.

Prisca Onyinye Nwokorie is a Roman Catholic Nun. She belongs to the religious order of “Oblates of St. Benedict Joseph Labre” in Italy. She is a graduate of the University of Bari where she obtained her Bachelor's and Masters' degrees in “Information and Communication Technologies for the Production of Software” and “Computer Science” respectively. Currently, she is carrying out research work on “E-learning for Developing Countries”.

About me

Prisca Onyinye Nwokorie is a Roman Catholic Nun in the Congregation of the Oblate Sisters of St Benedict Joseph Labre based in Italy. She is a writer and poet, with BSc. degree in “Information and Communication Technologies for the Production of Software”, and an MSc. degree in “Computer Science”, both obtained from the University of Bari in Italy. Presently, she is working towards creating a forum to promote e-learning in every field of life for the youths in underdeveloped countries.

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