A Pandemic Poem
Living Single Dujring the Pandemic
COVID 19 - The Pandemic
By
Geraldine (Jeri) Riley
COVID19 you had me a prisoner in my own home
Isolated from friends and family I was lost and all alone
You are the reason my friends and loved ones were taken away
You had me ready to end my life, but then I decided I wanted to stay
The grocery store was the only place I was allowed to go and shop
I was required to wear a mask and stand six feet from others and then stop
I couldn’t believe toilet paper and paper towels were in great demand
People were fighting over these Items….this I just could not understand
It’s been so difficult for me not to go out and socialize with my friends
But the ones that did go out and party, COVID brought their life to an end
And then there are the racial issues that seem to be rising everywhere
Police brutality and people storming the Capital, how much more can I bear
As 2020 the year of COVID 19 has ended and 2021 has begun
People are scrambling to take the mask off and have some much-needed fun
Not being able to function in what we call a normal environment for over a year
Has caused lots of heartache and sorrow and my life has been filled with many tears
COVID 19, you brought on a Pandemic that only made me strong
I’m here to make a statement, “On this earth is where I belong.”
As I went to sleep each night with fear in my heart as I laid
Each morning I asked God for guidance and strength as I prayed
So, as I close this chapter in my life, COVID19 and say good-bye to you
I’m putting you on notice, our relationship for now is threw.
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