Beyond the Numbers

All through life, numbers mattered,

The percentage I got,

The package that I earned,

The followers that were apparently friends.

Today, I don't want numbers,

The number on the oxymeter,

Or the one that shows on the thermometer,

Or the statistics of dead and recovered figures.

I want to be grateful,

For the breath I take with ease,

For when I can hug the ones I love,

For making through this pandemic,

Without turning into a number.