We Arise With An Undaunted Spirit

By Desiree Marisa Fernandes

As the world reels in dire crises

We are forced to deal with a slew of demises.

Were man made calamities not enough of a catastrophe

Marked with protests, vendetta et al to mope.

The bewitching works of human hands

Can’t seem to suffice to make amends.

Would plunging into the recesses of our soul

Deem our spirits worthy of entering into Sheol ?

As ardent devotees we journey along and sacrifice

Reaching out to others while alongside paying the price.

The constraints of the pandemic sparing no caste, class or human

Confined us to our homes and engaged us in spiritual communion.

With enthrone ourselves to God, with open palms

In quiet sanctity and outstretched arms.

With bated breath and scurried thoughts

We pray to God seeking not his wrath.

So we petition our cause for the many lives lost

And to arrest our human sensibilities ain’t spreading at any cost

Let’s rekindle our hearts and ignite hope in the other

By fiercely guarding our flames, making no blunder.

By Desiree Marisa Fernandes