PANDEMIC

PANDEMIC

WHEN PANDEMIC IS OVER
I WILL LOSE 20 POUNDS
WHEN PANDEMIC IS OVER
I WON'T TOUCH BREAD

WHEN PANDEMIC IS OVER
I WILL CUT OUT ALL THE STARCH
WHEN PANDEMIC IS OVER
I WILL NOT EAT ICE-CREAM

I WILL GO FOR LONG WALKS
WHEN PANEMIC IS OVER
I WILL GO TO THE RIVER
AND RUN INTO OTHER JOGGERS
WHEN PANDEMIC IS OVER

I WILL LEARN TECHNOLOGY
SINCE THE ROBOTS ARE COMING TO DO
EVERYTHING...
I WOULD NEED TO KNOW
HOW TO TELL THE ROBOT
WHAT TO DO FOR ME

WHEN PANDEMIC IS OVER
I WILL BUY AN iPHONE
I WILL LEARN HOW TO TEXT
THEN I WON'T TALK TO ANY ONE
ON THE PHONE...
WHEN PANDEMIC IS OVER

I WILL CLEAN MY APT
I WILL GET A LAUNDRY MACHINE
AND A DRYER
I WILL DO THE LAUNDRY EVERY DAY
I WILL ALWAYS HAVE CLEAN
UNDERWEARS...
WHEN PANDEMIC IS OVER

WHEN PANDEMIC IS OVER
I WILL WRITE A NOVEL
"MEMOIR". I WILL CALL IT
YES, THAT'S EVERY ONE CALLS THEIR NOVEL
THEY ARE ALL WRITING ONE
THEY SAY IT HAPPENED TO THEM

WELL WHO IS GOING TO FIND OUT?
I WILL ALSO MAKE UP LIES
IN MY MEMOIR
TAKE OUT ALL THE BAD THINGS
ALL THE SHAMEFUL THINGS
WHEN PANDEMIC IS OVER

MY ,"MEMOIR"  WILL BE CLEAN
WILL BE FABUOLOUS
WILL BE FUNNY
WILL BE FULL OF LIES
IT WILL BE A BEST SELLER

ON NYT
YES,
THAT'S A DREAM COME TRUE
THE NEW YORK TIMES
THE MIGHTY NEW YORK TIMES
NO BAD RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE NEW YORK TIME
THEY WILL FINALLY WILL BE SHAMED
AND KEEP MY ,"MEMOIR"
FOR YEARS AS THE, "BEST SELLER."
WHEN PANDEMIC IS OVER

ALL OF THESE GREAT THINGS WILL HAPPEN
FINALLY...
SOMETHING HAD BEEN TELLING ME TO WAIT
"WAIT FOR WHAT?"
I WOULD ASK
"WAIT FOR SOME DISASTER TO HAPPEN"
"WHY?"
I WOULD ASK
"TO GIVE YOU AND YOUR LAZY BODY
A JOLT...

SO I GOT THE JOLT
AND I AM WAITING FOR THE PANDEMIC TO BE OVER
FOR ME TO START ALL THOSE MARVELOUS THINGS PENDING
"HOW LONG HAD IT BEEN?"
"FOR WHAT?"
"HOW LONG YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR
A DISATER TO HAPPEN?"

"OH! NO.  NO, DISATER I EVER IMAGINED
I JUST HAD THE WEAKNESS OF WILL POWER
AND NOW GOT A BIG ELECTRIC SHOT
NOW ALL THE THINGS PENDING
WILL HAPPEN
WHEN THE PANDEMIC IS OVER

I WILL APPLY FOR ALL THE GRANTS
ALL OF THEM
WHEN PANDEMIC IS OVER
I WILL BE AN EXPERT IN TECHNOLOGY
SO IT WILL BE MUCH EASIER
TO APPLY, ATTACH, CUT AND PASTE
PUT PICURES ON FACEBOOK
LOOKING SLIM AND SMART

OH! I WILL LOOK SLIM AND SMART
WHEN PANDEMIC IS OVER
I USED TO BE VERY SLIM
THEN SOMETHING HAPPENED
NO DISATER BIG ENOUGH
HAPPENED TO  SHAKE ME UP
TO OPEN MY EYES
THAT TIME IS GOING FAR AWAY...
FLOWN AWAY WITH THE WIND...

GET UP AND WASH YOUR HAIR
GET UP AND MOVE
MOVE, BABY MOVE
MOVEMENT IS ALL...
BUT I SAT

NOT NOW...
WHEN THE PANDEMIC IS OVER I WILL NEVER SIT
I WILL THROW ALL THE CHAIRS OUT
I WILL STAND
TO READ
STAND TO EAT
I WON'T EVEN SIT ON THE TOILET
I WILL PEE STANDING UP
I AM TELLING YOU
I LEARNT MY LESSON
THE PANDEMIC GAVE ME AN ELECTRIC SHOCK

MANY ELECTRIC SHOCKS
IT'S STILL DOING IT
NOW I HAVE SO MUCH ELECTRICITY IN MY BONES
I WANT TO MOVE
GET UP AND MOVE
ONE LEG FORWARD
ONE LEG BACK
ONE LEG ON THE RIGHT
ONE LEG ON THE LEFT

THAT'S CALLED, "MOVEMENT,"
I AM LEARNING SO MANY NEW THINGS
I USED TO THINK, "MOVEMENT" MEANT
GET UP AND GO SHOOT SOMEONE
WOULD I EVER DO THAT?
NO, NEVER,  NOT ME, I AM A GOOD CITIZEN
LAW ABIDING, HONEST ALL THE WAY UNDERNEATH MY FLESH

AND THROUGH THE BONES
IF ANY ONE EVER GIVE ME A GOOD ADVICE
"NOT TO BE SO HONEST
IN NEW YORK CITY
MECCA TO GET AHEAD
WITH LIES
AND NAME DROPPING
, "ME, THIS." "ME, THAT"
I WILL SAY, NO.  NEVER.  "
I AM HONEST"

WHEN THE PANDEMIC IS OVER
I WILL BE THE MOST BRAVE
PERSON IN NY
I WILL LIE RIGHT AND LEFT...
"I MET THIS CELEBRITY, "
"I MET THAT CELEBRITY"
SOME BAD PEOPLE, UN-TRUSTING PEOPLE
WILL SAY,
"DO YOIU HAVE PICTURES
WITH THOSE CELEBRITIES TO PROVE
THAT THEY WERE YOUR FRIENDS?"
AND I WILL SAY,

"WHEN THE VIRUS CAME
I THREW THEM OUT...
HYGIENE, IT'S CALLED
TOO MUCH CLUTTER BREED MORE VIRUS
SO I GOT RID OF THE PICTURES
OF ME AND MY DEAR CELEBRITY FRIENDS
THEY ARE ALL DEAD NOW
SO WHO IS GOING TO FIND OUT

BUT IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR RESUME
OH! I REMEBER,
ANOTHER THING WILL HAVE TO BE DONE
WHEN THE PANDEMIC IS OVER
MAKE A GREAT RESUME
ADD ALL THE LIES
FULL OF FALSEHOODS
AND SEND IT TO ALL THE GREAT UNIVERSITIES
YOU KNOW HOW TO ATTACH A DOCUMENT
TO YOUR EMAIL RIGHT? YOU LEARNED?

OF COURSE, AFTER THE PANDEMIC WAS OVER,
I LEARNT ALL THAT WHAT I NEVER LEARNT BEFORE
THEN I WILL BE ACCEPTED BY YALE DRAMA SCHOOL
"A MASTER ARTIST RESIDENCY"
TO TEACH ALL THE RICH WHITE AMBITIOUS
YOUNGSTERS...
HOW WONDERFUL IT WOULD BE TO TEACH
THE YOUNG, WHITE, RICH KIDS
OH! I CAN'T WAIT
FOR THE PANDEMIC TO BE OVER...

WHEN PANDEMIC IS OVER
I WILL ALSO TEACH ACTING,
YES, ACTING NEEDS TO BE TAUGHT
NY DOESN'T HAVE GREAT ACTORS
THEY ARE ALL IN HOLLYWOOD
BUT THEY WILL FLOCK BACK TO NY
TO BE TAUGHT BY ME
BECAUSE BY THEN
MY REPUTATION WOULD HAVE SPREAD FAR AND WIDE

WHAT A DREAM COME TRUE
AMERICAN DREAM TO COME TRUE
I NEEDED A HUGE PANDEMIC
WHEN THE PANDEMIC IS OVER
EVERY ONE WILL KNOW MY NAME
BECAUSE...
BECAUSE OF FAR REACHING TECHNOLOGY

I WILL BE ON LINE WHEN EVERONE HAD GONE OFF IT
I WILL BE STREAMING
"WATCH ME AT NOON TOMORROW ON ZOOM"
"WATCH ME ON YOU TUBE DAY AFTER AT 2PM"
"WATCH ME ON FACETIME ON FRIDAY AT 7PM"
"JUST WATCH ME."
"I DO MY MAKE UP
I GET MY AREA IN-FRONT OF THE CAMERA TIDIED UP
I PUT SOME FLOWERS ON THE TABLE
I SIT INFRONT OF MY BOOK SHELF
THEY CAN'T SEE THE DUST FROM SO FAR AWAY
FORGET ABOUT THE DUST
THAT WOULD BE CLEANED
AFTER THE PANDEMIC IS OVER

I AM ON LINE NOW
I AM GOING TO TALK ABOUT ME
ME, YES ME, THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON
AT THE TIME OF PANDEMIC
WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE VANISHING
RIGHT AND LEFT
YOU COULD JUST WATCH ME TO RELAX
I AM HERE TO RELIEVE YOUR ANXIETY
I AM A NOVELTY
I WAS NEVER ON LINE BEFORE...

I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO BE ON LINE
BUT THEN I LEARNED
OH! BOY DID I LEARN
NOW I AM ALWAYS AT MY KITCHEN TABLE
INFRONT OF ZOOM
TALKING TO YOU
ABOUT ME
AND MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

THE REST OF YOU WILL ALL GO TO THE REAL THEATER
WHILE I WILL STILL BE ON ZOOM
WHY SHOULD I GO OUT?
TAKE THE SUBWAY
TAKE A RISK STILL
WHO KNOWS IF THE PNDEMIC IS COMPLETELY OVER OR NOT
WHY SHOULD I NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TECHNOLGY
WHICH I ONLY LEARNT AFTER THE SADDEST
DISATER OF OUR TIMES
HOW COULD I ABANDON THAT SKILL NOW?

AND I WILL HAVE THE iPHONE AS WELL
AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ME
MANY CONGRATULATIONS
THAT I LEARNT HOW TO OPERATE THE iPHONE
NOW I CAN HAVE WHATSAPP
OH ! GEE,
MY WHOLE FAMILY HAD BEEN BOTHERING ME
TO HAVE WHATS APP
AND NOW I HAVE IT
AFTER SUCH A TRAGIC DISTER
LIKE THIS AWFUL PANDEMIC
WHICH TOOK THE LIVES OF MOST WONDERFUL
PEOPLE...
NEVER SEEN SUCH A TRAGEDY IN MY LIFE TIME
AND I HOPE I WILL NEVER EVER ENCOUNTER
SUCH AN UGLY SITUATION AGAIN
I REALLY HOPE AND PRAY
THATS WHY I AM WAITING FOR THIS PANDEMIC TO BE OVER

I PROMISE MY SELF
THAT WHEN THIS PANDEMIC IS OVER
I WILL FINALLY STRAIGTEN MY LIFE
I PROMISE
I WILL EXCERCISE
I WILL GO TO THE GYM
I WILL LIFT WEIGHTS
I WILL BE FIT
I WILL KNOW HOW TO USE

ALL THE ITEMS
OF MODERN TEHNOLOGY
SO I CAN ALSO BE PART OF MODERNITY
SINCE THE PANDEMIC'S JOLT
HOW COULD MY BODY GO BACK TO

THE NORMAL LIFE?
AND MY LIFE WAS SO ABNORMAL
OH! PLEASE FORGIVE ME
I HAD BEEN SO MEDIEVAL FOR SO LONG
AS IF I LIVED IN THE CAVE
BUT WHEN I SAW ALL THE PEOPLE
ON LINE, IN-FRONT OF THEIR BOOK SHELVES
I WOKE UP...

AND PANDEMIC WAS SITTING NEXT TO ME
FRIGHTENING ME TO DEATH...
WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?
I ASKED
FROM CHINA
CHINA?
YES, CHINA
BUT CHINA IS SO FAR AWAY
SO VERY FAR AWAY
HOW DID YOU REACH OUR SOIL?
HOW DID YOU CROSS THE OCCEN?
TO COME AND INVADE US SO QUICKLY?

"BY AIRPLANE...AIRPLANE...AIRPLANE, YOU SHIT HEAD
THAT WAS THE REASON THEY INVENTED AIRPLANE
IT'S CALLED TECHNOLOGY...
DON'T YOU KNOW?
NO, I DON'T KNOW...
I HAVE BEEN ALLERGIC TO TECHNOLOGY
LOOK WHAT IT DID?
IT BROUGHT YOU HERE...
IF THERE WERE NO AIRPLANES
YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO GET HERE FROM CHINA SO FAST...

"THAT IS SO TRUE,  I AM A MODERN DISEASE
FOR ME TO SURVIVE AND FOR ME TO SPREAD I NEED
ALL THE TECHNICAL HELP I CAN GET"
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PEOPLE WHO TRAVELLED
WITH YOU?
DID THEY ALL GET INFECTED?

"NO, I TOOK A PRIVATE PLANE.
I AM A CELEBRITY...
I ALSO HAVE  HEART
I DIDN'T WANT THOSE INNOCENT PEOPLE
TO BE INFECTED BECAUSE I JUST WANTED TO GET TO AMERICA
I HAD A DREAM TO GET TO UNITED STATES
SUCH A POWERFULLY RICH COUNTRY IN THE WORLD
WITH SUCH SKILLS AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
OF EVERY THING LIVING AND DEAD

I WANTED TO SEE IF THEIR SUPERPOWER COULD
CONTROL ME...
I ALSO HAVE AN EGO
I AM ALSO A CELEBRITY
I AM ALSO ONLINE...
LOOK EVERY ONE IS TALKING ABOUT ME...
NOTHING ELSE MATTER
BUT ME, ME AND ME...ONLY ME, THE TALK OF VIRUS 24/7

"SHUT THE FUCK UP.'
I STARTED TO SHOUT
"SHUT THE FUCK UP.
GET AWAY FROM ME
GET AWAY FROM HERE
GET AWAY
YOU HAVE KILLED MILLIONS OF INNOCENT PEOPLE
I WISH I COULD BURN THAT PLANE WHICH
BROUGHT YOU HERE...
I HATE THAT PLANE
I HATE THAT PLANE WHICH BROUGHT YOU HERE FROM CHINA

I HATE THAT TECHNOLOGY WHICH MADE THAT PARTICULAR
PLANE OF YOURS WHICH BROUGHT YOU HERE TO OUR SOIL...
WHICH CAUSED DEATH AND DESTRUCTION OF INNOCENT SOULS, GOD BLESS THEM
AND DETH TO YOU, YOU THE DEVIL OF ALL GAES...


THAT NIGHTMARE MADE ME AWARE OF THE DANGER
OF TECHNOLOGY...SO VERY DANGEROUS
I KEPT THINKING...
"IF THERE WERE NO AIRPLANES
WHICH ARE PART OF OUR MODERN TECHNOLOGY
THE VIRUS WON'T BE HERE
THERE WAS NO THER WAY FOR THE VIRUS TO TRAVEL SO

FAR ALL THE WAY FROM CHINA...
IT FLEW IN AN AIRPLANE AND KILLED SO MANY OF OUR GREAT, INNOCENT,
PEOPLE...

"I HATE TECHNOLOGY"
I"I HATE TECHNOLOGY"
I"I HATE TECHNOLOGY."
I WAS SHOUTING AND SHOUTING AND SHOUTING...

WHAT HAS IT DONE TO US ?
AND WHAT IT WILL DO TO US IN THE FUTURE?
I USED TO THINK
TECHNOLOGY WILL ONLY DESTROY ALL BEAUTY
LIKE BOUDELAIRE SAID,
"TECHNOLOGY WILL BE THE DESTRUCTION OF ALL BEAUTY."
BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THAT TECHNOLOGY CAN BE PART
OF THE DEATH OF ALL BEUTIFUL HUMAN BEINGS AS WELL...

IT GAVE ME A JOLT AGAIN
AN ELECTRIC SHOCK AGAIN...
AND MY BRAIN SAID TO ME,

"PLEASE DON'T LEARN THAT TECHNOLOGY
WHICH YOU ARE YEARNING TO LEARN...

SO I HAVE DECIDED NOT TO BE ON LINE
WHEN THE PANDEMIC IS OVER
NO, NEVER, I DON'T WANT TO BE ON LINE
AND SAY TO PEOPLE,
"WATCH ME, I AM ON LINE."
"WATCH ME, WATCH ME, WATCH ME..."

I DON'T WANT ANY ONE TO WATCH ME...
I WANT TO LIVE MY LIFE
THE WAY I LIVED BEFORE
AFTER THE PANDEMIC IS OVER
I WANT TO BE THE SAME UN-KNOWN
AFTER THE PANDEMIC IS OVER...

I WANT TO BE THE SAME MEDIEVAL PERSON
WHEN THE PANDEMIC IS OVER...

TECHNOLOGY HASN'T TAUGHT US YET TO KILL THE VIRUS
SO HOW GOOD IS IT?
HOW GOOD IS IT?
HOW GOOD IS IT?

NO, NO.  I DON'T WANT ANY PART OF IT, NONE
WHEN THE PANDEMIC IS OVER...

IT'S OF NO HELP
IT DIDN'T SAVE OUR PEOPLE
IT'S OF NO USE...
IT DIDN'T SAVE OUR PEOPLE...

NO, I DON'T WANT ANY PART OF IT
WHEN THE PANDEMIC IS OVER....