You came along with 2020 Spring bloom
No hugs, no kisses only face time on zoom
Kids are fed-up of online learning miss their friends and classroom
No difference in days & nights I started living in my bedroom.

Though you stopped the world from moving
You couldn't stop the seasons from changing
Summer, autumn, winter and spring
Stubborn virus you are, no sign of you leaving.

You taught us not to take everything for granted,
Humans vs Virus, your power we underestimated.
From kids to grownups we are all frustrated
Still running strong though our lives are devastated.

Ten people for weddings and funerals
Online mass for Easter and Christmas
No guests for Communions & Confirmations
For my big birthday missed my close friends.

Learnt to live without restaurants and bars
Perseverance successfully landed on mars
Lucky few worked from home, others lost their jobs
Frustration was managed by counting stars.

While PUP fed some, others keep fit by walking
Doctors nurses try to save patients without incubating
You took priority, urgent surgeries are still waiting
Your time is over we are fighters keep on fighting.

Plucking the grey out of black wished hairdressers were open
Never want to see this pandemic ever again
Need our lives back tired of this COVID restrain
COVID, am confident will celebrate your death anniversary soon.

Monica Mathias, Moodubelle
Dublin, Ireland.