She: the Newly Declared Saint

You stood by my side tall unafraid unyielding, a tower of strength! You were: my doctor my mother my sister my nurse my paramedic my guardian angel. Ready you were: to oppose the invading virus to protect me, your child, to cure me to save my life. Day by day night after night vigilant you stood depriving yourself: of sleep of food of your family. Little by little your efforts paid off the enemy retreated I recovered. Jubilant you were ecstatic shouting for joy for having rescued me from death's embrace. I left the hospital returned home: to my wife to my children to my family. A few days later I tried to contact you to show my appreciation for your many sacrifices and to thank you for offering me the gift of life Alas you were not there. They told me you had passed away victim to the disease, you had fought against for to cure me. You had left they said for a better world a world, where our Lord of love a special place had reserved for you: His newly declared saint!* © Demetrios Trifiatis 08 March 2021 www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/11/announcer-international-womens-day-2021 *UN Women has set the theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2021 (IWD 2021) as, “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” The theme celebrates the tremendous efforts of women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic I dedicate this poem to all women and girls who have fought the invading enemy and especially to those who fell victims to COVID-19. R.I.P.