It started off In Wuhan then flew here on wings of steel.
On its arrival at our airports, our health began to reel.
A coronapocalypse soon spread the globe around.
We all wore masks and rubber gloves to try to keep it down.
It spread on exhaled droplets that we inhaled into our lungs.
Scared people hoarded everything; their survival bells were rung.
Officials ordered lockdowns to slow the viral spread,
Then into public spaces we did not dare to tread.
Yet some were in denial, and spring breakers hit the beach.
When people were infected, our help they soon beseeched.
Hospitals were overrun with people who fell ill.
Stricken patients lay in every bed, and hallways overfilled.
Ambulances could not unload when too few beds were found,
And EMTs worked day and night to find a workaround.
Nurses worked in plastic suits covered from head to toe,
Clad in tightly fitted masks to stop each COVID spore.
Working double and triple shifts, they lost track of day and night,
Fighting the deadly virus with no certain end in sight.
They held hands with the dying inside isolation tents.
No family loved ones could be present, their anguish was intense.
Researchers worked ‘round the clock to map the virus genes,
Then our lives eased back to normal when we got their new vaccines.
Now we honor those who saved us, whose labors stemmed the viral tide,
Bent but never broken, steadfastly standing by our side.
