Living In A COVID-19 World
A rhyme for this crazy time
If anyone told me back in March
We would all have to stand six feet apart
Wear a mask when it was not Halloween
Scrub our hands super clean
That millions of people would die
And relatives couldn’t personally say goodbye
I’d laugh and say they’d lost their mind
But here we are — in a very dark time
Covid 19 has certainly rocked this world
Affecting every man, woman, boy and girl
Thrust upon all of us out of the blue
We looked to our leaders to know what to do
But, mixed messages were all we received
Can’t someone just step up and take the lead?
This is the time we should all be united
Why then, is this country so divided?
With all the drama and conflicting advice
Every American is left to our own device
Taking precautions to prevent the spread
Is the right thing to do…at least in my head
So, every day we live with this threat
Adapting and changing as there are needs to be met
We worry and stress over what is to come
And pray for the health of our dear loved ones
We also pray for the world as a whole
May everyone be safe — both young and old
Let this sickness be gone from our lives
Until then though, a strange world presides
This new existence is full of oddity
Who knew toilet paper was such a hot commodity?
Lysol wipes — where are they sold?
Find them and it’s as if you’ve struck gold!
School is virtual, work is at home
Am I ever going to get some time alone?
My voice has spoken so many new words:
Social distance, furlough and flatten the curve
I have now become a TV freak
The Morning Show and Schitt’s Creek
Have given me something to look forward to
But then they end, and I need something new
Eating dinner outside in 30 degrees
Wrapped up in blankets so you don’t freeze
Conflicts with family who don’t see your view
Never knowing the right thing to do
Cleaning and disinfecting like never before
Using a tissue to open a door
See someone sneeze and you jump out of your skin
Hear someone cough and they’ve committed a sin
I once took for granted all the simple pleasures
Now I realize those were things to be treasured
A trip to the movies, a night out with friends
Don’t know what you got, until it all ends
But I have my family together and we have our health
I consider these blessings an abundance of wealth
I’ve learned pretty quickly nothing is for sure
First, it is here…and then it is no more
So find the good, for that is all you can do
Until this horrific, persistent pandemic is through
Imagine a bright future, not doom and gloom
I know in my heart better days are coming soon!
