Anguish
and despair,
Exasperation
and isolation;

The headlines
Replay,
Just about
Everyday.

Optimism
truly tested,
Majority
feeling bested;

The virus
inundates,
Death toll
frustrates.

However,
last week,
Hope
returned meek.

Smiles via
Vaccines,
National vitriol
Weans.
Progress,

Less apart;
Teeming,
My heart.