Today I Got My Booster Shot*

Today I got

My booster shot.

It didn't get

A second thought.

Two shots first,

Then THIS makes three.

No, COVID's not for me.

 

Hi ho the derry o!

Vaccinations work and so

I've known since long ago:

Getting sick is not for me.

 

My booster shot

Protects me now.

The scientists

Should take a bow.

Viruses

Aren't fun, you see.

So, COVID's not for me.

 

You MIGHT not want

To get your shot.

It’s hard to un-

Derstand why not.

Experts say

That when we do,

It's best for me and you.

 

If only all

Would persevere

To help make CO-

VID disappear!

We’re in luck

For we have got

A safe, effective shot.

 

Yes, herd immunity:

We know what that's all about.

Let’s stand in unity.

Get your booster shot and shout,

"Hey!

I got my shot today!"

-by Bob B (10-25-21)

 

*This poem could be sung to the melody of the 1940 song "I’ve Got No Strings" by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for the Disney film PINOCCHIO. If you don’t know the song, check it out on YouTube. Knowing the melody helps with the rhythm of the poem.