Living with Long COVID

By Desi Okamoto

My energy is low

I had to learn how to pace

I must go with the flow

Like in a tortoise’s race

My thoughts get so foggy

Really hard to concentrate

Focusing gets boggy

Can’t have too much on my plate

I have less energy

Every day is hard to face

Got new limits, you see

I feel like I lost my place

I do struggle to eat

Leaning over is a chore

Chewing is quite a feat

Should I blend my food and pour?

Talking tires me out

I will try to socialize

To see friends, must be stout

Seeing them is like a prize

Life is more of a chore

It’s work to take a shower

Whew, end up on the floor

Feel like a wilted flower

Energy, I need more

I lost a lot of power

Could I be like before?

Fatigue can make me glower

I have heart issues now

And suffer with chronic pain

This all happened, just how?

I may need to use a cane

I move, then out of breath

From the littlest things now

Virus still moves with stealth

I do stuff and then wham, pow

Looked for cures in a book

Will doctors soon make a dent?

Long COVID is a crook

To recover, heaven sent

My energy, it took

Alas, no word on treatment

My life is on a hook

Sometimes, I do need to vent

When will we get a cure?

Docs have no medicine yet

Til then, have to endure

Get a cure, then be all set

Hope a cure will come soon

Till then, I go day by day

Sometimes I zone by noon

Overdo it, I will pay

I have Long COVID, yike

Recovery is my hope

Long COVID, take a hike

Till then, do my best to cope