Hide

So many
Hide away
In fear of COVID
Alone or just a few
Somewhere getting the
Groceries delivered repair
Men banned from entry family
Exiled until when or if there is
A reliable vaccine most of
Us will hesitate to take if
We can avoid it until a
Set of regulations say
No vaccination then
No exit from your
Quarantine like
Minded all in
Lockdown
Waiting
To see
If Lester says
It is OK to take the
Shot and emerge from
Hiding back to restaurants
Sports crowds bars or will the
Habits of hide away take a
Long time to fade away
Many still wearing a
Mask still social
Distancing still
Too fearful of
Family and
Friends in
Fear of
Death
Though
The odds
Are almost
Infinitesimal.
Not 1 in 4 but
One in 1,400 yet
It is hard to give up
Our hiding place
Come out and
Take a risk
Even with
A mask
Over
Our
Face.