Rate this poem:5.0 / 1 vote

No Covid.



A single breath, A simple touch
could change the way we live,
wear your mask and wash your hands
if that's all that you can give,
50 states and all the world
will bend but never break,
the unity we show today
will tell how strong our faith,
mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers-
we all have taken a loss,
this virus knows no religion or race
it only knows it's cost,
I wasn't allowed to hold your hand
or be there by your side,
over a million people share my pain-
while twice as many cried,
God if you can hear my prayer
I only ask you this-
we never got to say goodbye
so give her my Hug and Kiss.

By. Michael A Watkins

About this poem

I lost a cousin to the virus so I wanted to tell "tony" I love her in my poem.

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Submitted by michaelw.21046 on June 02, 2021

38 sec read
12

Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXXXXXXXXXXXAXAXBXB X
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 601
Words 124
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 20, 1

Michael A. Watkins

I wrote a lot of poems on this site, glad to be back and stay tuned for mind-changing poetry. more…

All Michael A. Watkins poems | Michael A. Watkins Books

1 fan

Discuss this Michael A. Watkins poem with the community:

1 Comment
  • Soulwriter
    Thank you for writing this. It resonates strongly with me as I lost my father to covid and also wasn't able to be with him or say goodbye.
    LikeReply1 year ago

Translation

Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Citation

Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"No Covid." Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. Web. 27 Mar. 2023. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/101559/no-covid.>.

Become a member!

Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

More poems by

Michael A. Watkins

»

March 2023

Poetry Contest

Enter our monthly contest for the chance to win cash prizes and gain recognition for your talent.
4
days
5
hours
12
minutes

Browse Poetry.com

Quiz

Are you a poetry master?

»
"Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe."
  • A. Lewis Carroll
  • B. Lord Byron
  • C. Shel Silverstein
  • D. Dr. Seuss