'Twas the Night Before School Starts - 2020 Version

 'Twas the night before schools starts 
and all through the house
the children were set up-
"Mom, where's the extra mouse?"

They each had their stations,
Or so they did say.

I doubted they had logged in 

at all since last May.

My husband, the teacher, 

had been working non stop.

Uploading, downloading 

until he would drop.

I usually would tease him

about his 3 months off.

As I trudged to the office,

I'd grumbled and scoffed.

But this year was different, 

my office was now home.
We both worked this summer

never a moment alone.

He had a month's notice to

switch everything he did-

How he worked, how he tested,

how he teaches each kid.

My son is a senior,

not much for this fall.
No band, no lacrossing-

he's missing it all.

My daughter a freshman

made this observation-

"It all is now homework-

no class participation."

They miss their friends 

and their teachers, too.
But they'll do what they need

to do to get through.

Our home, now a school house

and my business, too.

We'll all be together

stuck in our zoo.

2020 is not normal and 

not what I envisioned

I'm tired of corona

and I hate this division.

But it is what is 

and there's nothing I can do-

I could bitch, I could moan

but that hurts me and hurts you.

So bring on the school year
Let's get this ball rolling!
With all of the chaos

it's like blind folded bowling.

We all will get through this 

and one day will laugh.
And it certainly would help

if we all wore a mask!