It's possible the omicron variant should be welcomed
As the endemic version predicted to evolve eventually
More contagious but milder more like the common cold
Varieties of coronavirus that are not life threatening
Like the influenza pandemic a century ago
That swept through in several deadly waves
Before subsiding into our less lethal seasonal flu
We will still want to have vaccines to protect us
And the virus will always be mutating unpredictably
Making the vaccine formulation a guessing game
But as long as we take common sense precautions
We can relax and enjoy everything again without fear
That day is coming sooner or later now
And I am hopeful we are about to learn it's here
Though there can be no celebration
When the hospitals are still full to capacity
But the immediate feeling of relief at long last
To have survived in a time of great danger
Will not erase knowing the harm the deniers did
Remembering all the lives needlessly lost
