Begin today

As he enters to see his mom

Once infected with COVID

Now 2 weeks out…

I still am fearful of his entry there

Where others infected her

Due to relaxing of protocols

That have kept her safe all these months..

Now…needing to see her

Letting her know he cares and is there

Throwing his own health to the winds

That are infected within those walls…

In her motherly mind she would tell

Him to stay away…

As she had to do when he was infected

So many years ago

With a different virus

That almost took his life…

But her mind is no longer complete

As age has wormed it’s way into

The crevices of her brain to take away

The memories and cautions of a mother…

This will not end until this virus is

Irradicated from our world or his

Mother goes on to another

Where we will all meet again…