What’s in a shot?
Seems like a lot
Freedom to choose
A life to lose
A nurse to bear
The brunt unfair
Risking life and limb
For her or him
Doctors take an oath
To care for both
Vaccine’d or not
They give their best shot
Years of research and testing
With science investing
Ensure it’s safe
Your arm to embrace
When the race was on
We all wanted one
A vaccine to kill
The virus at will
But now it’s here
It’s very clear
That some don’t care
What’s spread by air
And to wear a mask
Is too much to ask
For people who scare
Too badly to care
Who is infected
So go undetected
In public places
With unknown faces
But with unhappy divide
We all must abide
And not get sad
With what we deem bad
We’re in this together
No matter the weather
Accept your neighbor
Whatever their flavor.
Val Gee
Oak Park