Shelter in place and
Social distancing
Are not to
Save me from the virus or to
Save you from the virus
They are to save the collective Us
There are no intermediaries
No mosquitoes to blame
No rats to blame
This one is between humans and
The coronavirus
Each transgression is punished
Each compliance is rewarded
But reward and punishment
Are not for the individual
But for the collective
Maybe when all this is over
Some Game Theorist will
Devise a game
And we can all
Download the App
And get our grandchildren addicted:
“Antha corona-vilayatu marubidiyum vilayadalama, thatha?”