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The Healing Virus, a poem by Prisha Aswal, 7

Prisha Aswal, 7
Portland, OR

The Healing Virus

Prisha Aswal, 7

What if there was a healing virus?
Would it be as blue as an iris?

Or, would it be yellow?
And make everyone’s life mellow?

What if it brings joy,
As sadness you will not enjoy,

Wouldn’t it be nice if it takes away all your pain?
Or gives a little rest to your brain

What if it makes it easy to breathe?
And cures you fully underneath?

And when you are feeling dull and low,
Surrounds you in a colorful rainbow.

What if it refines you in any case
And you are never lost in space.
Never lost in space!