Lack of certitude
And control of topic
From a single germ—
Microscopic .

Cost : astronomic :
Economic ; and woefully,
| The lives lost |
—Four a minute,
A million and a half plus .

Still .

Some remain dubious :
The conspiracy–minded,
The politically–blinded,
The self–absorbed—
Ranters in tantrum ;

Even after diagnosis
On the gurney,
Stayed by grim prognosis
Of the final journey .
Bamboozled !
By the self-serving “ servants, ”
Powerfool and indifferent .

*[ WSB ]_.