On this humble restaurant rested our livelihood

Business did prosper, all then was good

From dawn till dusk, they knew no fatigue

Who could, when one must make ends meet

Who knew that one 'small' thing could change it all

A man who once stood tall soon met his fall

In one fell swoop this bane brought carnage

Man versus virus – a war was waged

The pandemic raged on in an uncertain wave

And the way to a whole new era was wildly paved

An era wherein a 'new norm' must be embraced:

Financial pain to be endured by the populace

Woes of rents and debts knocked on every door

Until Mom nor Dad could take no more

Only despair and distress were in store

When will this end?

None could be sure

No gold, only dust in possession, he started counting days

Back and forth, arms crossed, he paced in a daze

Subtle drops of tears streamed down his weary face

This struggle for survival proved too much to face

For good of all must this unwilling place shutter

Well, who were they to defy order

Gone, gone was their only bread and butter

Those 'glory' days

Were finally over

Amidst the unprecedented desperate time

Laid evil whisper cajoling him to approach crime

But his moral compass still pointed north

Lest guilt would haunt and law be enforced

Pray to God this man forgot not

For God has all while man has naught

No time to die so he struggled and prayed

Good things come to those who wait

And good things did come to the one who did wait
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