Fighting the Pandemic, Part Five

Again,

a fresh morning,

day after day,

life as usual.

Even so,

years flew by,

time slipped away,

but,

we still remembered,

our original resolve remained unchanged.

Perhaps,

we never imagined

masks

would become necessities.

Perhaps,

we never imagined

COVID-19

would quietly arrive.

Perhaps,

when it first came,

we would still

feel lost and helpless;

but now,

three rounds of testing

in just a few days,

we knew

our motherland had everything under control.

Do your part,

strengthen your precautions,

wash your hands often,

disinfect promptly.

We still hoped

the days ahead

would stretch on, long and bright.

Be strong,

charge toward the future,

and press ahead.

The turning point

was just ahead.