Extinction Rebellion

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Tropical Africa had a most deadly disease but of mild infection
And now the world has a contagion of low mortality but rampant infection
Both born of man’s intrusion to natural habitats
Of our attempts to destabilize ecology
Not to be cynical, but what happens when a new contagion comes around
Of Covid’s infection and Ebola’s mortality
Should we simply wait and hope such a scenario never occurs
Or should we…