I am the Pythia who still lives.
I survived the Delphi earthquake
and the clouds of volcanic fumes.
I warned Dr. Li Wenliang
of the virus in December and
he was taken to the Wuhan police
station and forced to sign a denial.
After his death I alerted others
about this pandemic.
What’s the point of being an oracle
if you can’t augur the future.
I insisted everyone look
at the coming wave and not focus
on the present. In January
I cautioned the authorities
in the United States to be prepared
when the horror hit. I was not
surprised when their President
ignored me and only scientists
sought my knowledge. Nero had
tried to destroy me in anger.
I foretell that a second wave will
come in the fall. I will return
to the decaying python of Delphi.