Old Woman

Isolated in lock-down fearing Coronavirus Not seeing family and many years a widow With only dog and budgie keeping her company Terrified virus will strike her down into the grave. She spends days worrying about family and friends Speaks to them on the telephone, sees them on skype As they try keeping her spirits bright with hope alive. The nights are the worse, lying abed mind full of terrors. One day she begins to cough finds it hard to breathe She has high temperature finds it hard climbing stairs. Called for ambulance and was rushed to hospital Where doctors and nurses fought the virus for her life. Alone, she died another victim of the cruel epidemic One among the millions to be mourned world-wide.