Now I Think I Know

Now I think I know
What others knew
So long ago
As war and sickness ran their course
By turning living into corse,
From Corsican to warrior Norse.


No place is free from a disease
That moves about the world with ease.
It happened then;
It happens now,
From Saracen
To Christian men.
The plague is common as is war;
And both are doormen at Death's door.


It is the nature of our times,
When safety yields to bio crimes
As willing fools believe they know
How to contain as cultures grow
In petri dishes on some desk
Some microbes that are grotesque,
A virus and the deadly germs
That make us fall asleep with worms.


Is it pride or is it evil?
Our good will or that of devil?
What makes us think we can control
What others do from Rome to Seoul?


If it is pride, then be aware
That most of us will often err
Even when we take great care
To manage every new affair.                          
If it is evil, there’s nothing new,
And we all learn what others knew
The devil works today as then
To undo Christian and Turkmen.


Our past is lesson for today
And is a reason for dismay
Because we know that few will learn
That war and sickness can return
As pride or evil take their turn
Till each and all are in an urn.