Caren Krutsinger Poet Rhyme

Response To Those Unwilling To Get a Vaccine

My response is diverse, because no two reasons are the same.
Some come from a king, and some from a dame.
Some are allergic, asthmatic, or worse.
I do not live in their body, do not carry their purse.

Their reasons live in apartments above their brain shelf.
They are drinking bourbon, and chasing a green house elf.
Their reasons are giggling and laughing with glee.
Chasing science around the corner, farther than I can see.

I hear excuses, and I wonder which ones are legit.
I’d like them all to be vaccinated, but I do not have a fit.
I do not try to convince them, because they know their own heart.
To listen to each other, is truly an incredible start.

Some try to convince me, thinking there is only their way.
When they do this, I recognize there is no reason to stay.
Their reasons hang on to their shoulders and shake a finger at me.
I run away as fast as I can, saying I am called away suddenly.

My response to one person might be an opposite response to another.
The reasons may vary completely from my father and mother.
I listen and learn, and try to be open minded and kind, 
because the pandemic might kill them so it may be my last time.

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Darlene De Beaulieu August 31, 2021 at 12:31 PM Hello Caren, it is because the people refuse to get vaccinated that there is a 4th bout that is here. it is because of them hospitals are filled up. refuse to wear the mask. i am nerves for my nephews going to school not many students are vaccinated. When will this end? hugs. Darlene De Beaulieu September 1, 2021 at 11:25 AM Hello Caren, Yes it is so sad. I hope it will end. Hugs. Caren Krutsinger August 31, 2021 at 9:04 PM It is so sad; I hope it will end.

L Milton Hankins August 31, 2021 at 9:32 AM You are much more kind and tolerant than I am about this, Caren. I'm tired of silly excuses for avoiding what might spell the end of this damned pandemic! OTOH, one of my dearest friends, an amateur scientist, refuses. He's not anti-VAXX, just not convinced it is for him, and I certainly could not convince him. I worry about this stuff too much. Caren Krutsinger August 31, 2021 at 9:04 PM I have no idea whether the vaccine even works, but if there is the slimmest chance, I have to HAVE it.