it

came out

of the east

and enveloped

our unwary world;

soon, misinformation

about the vaccination

inundated the world wide web,

precautions became politicized,

and over six million of us perished.

still, many of us got educated,

and most of us got vaccinated;

we kept up social distancing

and tolerated the mask.

now, i can only hope

it keeps declining,

and i pray that

covid will

soon be

gone.