THE OMICRON RIDE

“I am Alpha and Omega,
the beginning and the end,
the first and the last.”
(Revelation 22 : 13 KJV)

Trip to
Heave and ho
Up down
To and fro
Mask and hide
For the omicron ride.
QR code
Smart phone upload
Check in
Check out
We know where
You’re all about
We will fine you
If you flout.
Trip to
Heave and ho
Up down
To and fro

Mask and hide
For the omicron ride.
Casual contact
Legal contract

Endless testing
Much less resting
You’ll get it right

Mandarins' delight
We’ll let you out
Don’t hang about
Trip to
Heave and ho
Up down
To and fro

Mask and hide
For the omicron ride.
Variants
Experts’ rants
Tidal waves
Leaders’ raves
Slippery wet
Worst kind of threat
Close the borders

Sack the porters
Repel them
Expel them
Trip to
Heave and ho
Up down
To and fro
Mask and hide
For the omicron ride.

With acknowledgements to ‘Octopus’,
a song by the immortal Syd Barrett.