Language of a pandemic.
LANGUAGE OF A PANDEMIC ------------------------------------------------ Sign outside a school in Belfast Wuhan wet market, China, deadly source of a new virus, unknown, misunderstood, a form of pneumonia. The Chinese deny it now. Don't believe their doublespeak. Lungs under attack, breathing struggles. The virus Spreads. It floats and splatters in coughs and sneezes. Germs germinate. You may walk , run, ride or fly , There's no escape if it has you in its sights Droplets and globules unceasingly multiply. Test, trial, temperature, fever, burning, take over. Immune systems, body functions, slow down, shut down. Decline , descend , die. Or recover miraculously. The ones who fight it come to our rescue. Doctors, nurses, health care assistants. Paramedics, porters, ancillaries, angels all. NHS, hospitals, old and new , build and adapt , wards. Ventilators vital for breathing , machines and medicine. O...