The Virus King Cried

The Virus King Cried

Jake Aller

the virus king smiled

as the politicians lied

saying that the end was near

the virus king infected thousands more

and killed hundreds of people

the virus king sneered

as people panicked

and partied on the beach

the virus king infected thousands more

and killed hundreds of people

the virus king laughed

as the markets crashed

millions became unemployed

the virus king infected thousands more

and killed hundreds of people

the virus king roared

as the world slid into chaos

people turning on one another

the virus king infected thousands more

and killed hundreds of people

the virus king smirked

knowing that there was nothing

that they could do to stop his army from infecting millions

and killing thousands

the virus King begin to realize

that soon there would be no one left

no one for his army to infect

as everyone was dying

the virus King yelled

remaining defiant

as civilization collapsed

billions were infected

millions died

the Virus King at last cried

when he saw that he was defeated

as one by one

people began to recover

and his reign of terror came to an end

Jake Aller is a retired US Foreign Service officer living in Seoul, South Korea, born in Berkeley, California. Aller served 27 years in the State Department working across over 10 countries. New York. Aller served in the Peace Corps in Korea, and his work has appeared in over 40 literary journals.

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