By Jake Cosmos Aller
PROMPT—During Covid-19 ...
One day I was half napping Watching the President drone on About him being a war time president battling an invisible army
I beheld a vision of great terror I saw a huge black General General Corona himself Dressed in star wars imperial black storm trooper robocop uniform
Riding a black horse The black horseman From revelations Live and in living color
And he took off his helmet And turned to me
He screamed
Death to all humans
Addressing his invisible army
Newly visible to me
Millions of virus bots
In imperial storm trooper uniforms
Carrying imperial ray gun weapons
The virus bot army
Joined in the battle cry
Death to all humans
Death to all humans
All humans must die
I woke up
And turned off the TV
And went for a walk
To clear my head
Of this vision
Of General Corona
Jake Cosmos Aller is a retired U.S. diplomat, having served 27 years with the State Department in over ten countries. Jake grew up in Berkeley, California, served in the Peace Corps in Korea, and taught ESL overseas for five years.