The Virus

Poem about coronavirus

It first came in the winter 

Of last year 

Slowly 

It was a hidden enemy 

Not visible 

But it left its mark

It would move across a country

Touching people one by one

Parts of the world watched 

Assuming it would not reach them

Unfortunately they were wrong

The virus 

We had been warned about this before 

That something like this could happen 

One day just like history 

Things would repeat

This came true last year 

It brought illness and death 

It crushed countries 

New heroes emerged 

They were the new warriors 

We were in a different war

All of humanity 

The virus 

It slowly moved from Asia to Europe 

Then on to other places 

Soon the entire world 

Some places were hit harder than others

Borders closed down 

Travel ended

People stopped going out

A new normal was created 

The world waited 

For science to understand 

For science to learn 

For a solution 

For a vaccine 

The virus 

At first not much was known 

Over time that changed

But the cost was high

In suffering and death

Economies were devastated 

No one still knows how this happened 

Where did it come from

The virus 

Now we are in a new year

2021

Hope was for a fresh start 

For an end to this

But things are still pretty much the same 

Though there are some treatments 

And vaccines are now available 

Help is coming slowly 

After a long difficult wait

But it’s going to take time

The virus

Doctors, nurses and front line people are heroes 

Same for scientists and teachers 

People standing up for each other 

Neighbors 

Families 

The virus 

Cities shut down

It has changed the world 

How we interact with each other 

Video chat

Zoom

Online classes

Tours, concerts and movies

Delivery services 

The virus 

We wait

For the vaccines 

For the virus to diminish 

For it to end

For another new normal to come

We hope an end is on the horizon 

Perhaps by year end

We hope and wait

The virus