Waiting

The initial panic has ended
things have started to settle down
we're all still stuck at home
but we're flattening the curve
or so they say

We wrote canceled on the calendar
and then we tore it from the wall
we put them in a trash can
where it won't remind us
of all the things we could be doing

Now we're living in a new reality
that slowly has become normality
and while we know it's different
it's the way we're living now
staying home all-day
wearing sweatpants
joining zoom calls
not having plans

We're in a stage of waiting
wanting this to end
wondering when the day will come
and hoping it will be soon

I don't even know what I will do
when this comes to a close
I guess I probably want
to see my friends

I like to imagine
that there will be lots of hugs
when in the harsh reality
there will probably still be fear
and if my grandpa is right
another surge of infection

Everyone leaving their houses
and coming together at last
and spreading the virus
which we thought had past
and though this is hard to swallow
it really seems quite likely 
and so we will continue to live in fear

Though I am afraid
I would like to be able to leave
and so I keep on waiting 
everyday
for an end