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Be a CO-VIDa Hero, Not a Contra Vida


It’s called commUNITY quarantine for a reason...
We have respective roles yet it’s not campaign season

Tho’ even in a communal capacity we rise up to the occasion
A global menace is teaching us valuable lessons on realization...

Faced with a “Thanos-like pandemic” wherein the “world stops”
There shouldn’t be hidden agendas like that of “Joker” perhaps

Through a “transparent phone booth”, change into a “Superman”
Not a show that’s staged to be smooth, yet be like “Wonder Woman”

No to being green with envy, however transform rather to smash the enemy
Slingshot your weight to open harmony but not a mudslinging opportunity...

Set aside differences as this is not about factional affiliations
Stop the comparisons, it shouldn’t be about political ambitions

From “Dr. Strangers”, “Lois Lanes” to “Marthas” at home, we have tasks to assume
Either we step up to the plate or end up on a plate for corona virus to consume

Let us solidify mankind and give a ‘League of our own’ justice
Let’s avenge our ascendant existence from a threatening disease

Follow the lead whether from “DC” or “Marvel Universe” for a common cause
Let’s take heed for our joint survival as a greater good serving as our own boss

As a society, ‘We Work As One’
For humanity, ‘We Heal As One’

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