Coronavirus

The sun rises 

There the sun has set 

As I get up and walk 

They fall and struggle 

As I prepare to celebrate 

They prepare to fight 

As I pray in the temple for luck

They pray to live 

As I go out for Chinese New Year 

They stay home, waiting, worrying, crying 

As I sit here writing a poem 

hundreds are gone

Thousands are sick 

These aren’t numbers 

These are people 

People who are parents 

People who are grandparents 

People who are kids

As the dark unfolds light sparks in the distance 

In the distance you see the true heroes 

The heroes who are strong 

The heroes who are confident 

The heroes who are trying to save lives 

These heroes have family 

These heroes have friends 

But they sacrifice their time for others 

The most important 

The most useful 

The most loved gift on earth 

Time 

As the heroes fight

There are those who are racist 

There are those who laugh 

There are those who think this is a funny 

They are uneducated 

They are ignorant 

They are stupid 

They are ungrateful of the time they have right now 

The time millions would want to use to celebrate Lunar new year 

The time millions would want to use for being with love one 

The time millions wish would last forever

We need to stop acting stupid 

We need to love each other 

And We need to be optimistic

That’s how we will get through this storm 

The storm that will stop killing 

Mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers,

The storm will not continue making us scared, panic, and depressed

Wuhan will kill it! 

China will kill it! 

We will kill it! 

We can do it.