Coronavirus Haiku

By Amy Richman, 10

Coronavirus
I am lonely now because
I am at home

Coronavirus
Friends to see in the morning
No I can’t no more

Coronavirus
I will try to stay strong now
I know I can fight

Coronavirus
I am stuck inside for now
I want to get out

Coronavirus
But for now I will fight you.
I wish you were gone

I have been sheltered in place with my mom and dad for 4 weeks (this is going to be my 5th week). I am lonely and I try to smile but sometimes it is hard. I think then that I am fortunate, I am lucky. I have food. I have my family. Some people do not have that. Some are sick. Some have to go out to work. I am thankful for what I have. I like to write poems in Haiku style. Here is my Coronavirus Haiku. I want to share it with others because maybe then they won’t feel so alone.

Amy Richman, 10
Basking Ridge, NJ