War is inevitable 

 

My war is against AIDS

Against the HIV terrorism

The deadly virus of mass destruction

Biological warfare so potent

Its ambush unsurpassed

 

This virus is a violation

It is threatening my peace

At risk is my very existence

My health stolen away

Body wasting away

 

My battle is against AIDS

Against its scathing attack on the body

Days spent in excruciating pain

Nights in scalding fever

Its malice unrivalled

 

This syndrome is an infringement

It is curtailing my freedom

At stake is my potential

My dignity stripped away

Sanity fading away

 

My war is against AIDS

Against its dehumanising assault on the mind

Days spent in delirious oblivion

Nights in disturbing hallucinations

Its force unparalleled

 

This epidemic is an encroachment

It is destroying my humanity

At peril is my right to life

My future taken away

Dreams blown away

 

My conflict is against AIDS

Against callous world complacency

Hearts that are cold to my calamity

Ears deaf to my waning wailing

Its brutality unequalled

 

This pandemic requires an inspection

Of the greed for profits over lives

A thorough search by experts

A vaccine can be found

A cure is within reach

 

My war is against AIDS

A quest to preserve humankind

Mine is a call to combat, to be on high alert

Launch a massive attack, halt the massacre

Target an offensive strike, eradicate this parasite

Destroy the enemy once and for all

 

  

Jackie Mondi