Hey Little Nasty

Hey you little nasty

Thanks for the clarification

You’ve dropped the curtains

Reminded us of that beautiful sense, yes I mean affection

You’ve revealed our invisible masks

Treated us fairly not with discrimination

You are killing us but thanks for being honest about it

Not speaking about human rights, but killing behind curtains
Like some of those politicians

You’ve made us be together once more

Thanks for ending the separation

You’ve infected our bodies, that is nasty

But thanks for cleaning our hearts, this is the best disinfection

Yes, you are a little nasty virus

But thanks for the clarification

With warm thanks to Moon and to Tom Cheesman for permission to reproduce this poem which was first published on cross-language infections – literary translations website.