Page 29 - Everyone a Writer Anthology 2021
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I remember,
         I remember everything,
         I remember not understanding at first,
         The fear that everything I once knew would change,
         The fear that the world had stopped,
         I remember the silence,
         The worry that too much time had passed,
         Too much to change,
         Thinking that we were alone,
         Because we were,
         No friends,
         No family,
         No escape,
         Every day the same,
         Cold… empty,
         I remember missing most of Year 5,
         Not understanding my work,
         My parents too busy to help me,
         School went from the place we most hated,
         To the place we wanted to be,
         Home wasn’t home any more,
         It was a prison,
         Just getting out of bed was a struggle,
         Nothing new to look forward to,
         Eating became a distraction,
         But distractions only last for so long,
         We were left drowning in loneliness,
         Sorrow,
         Pity,
         They say after a storm comes a rainbow,
                                                                   Covid-19 Is Here
         But the only ones for miles were the ones we drew,
         We were outspoken,
         Powerless,                                                Covid-19 is here
         Afraid,                                                   There’s no way out
         We’re still waiting for our rainbow…                      The earth is in prison
                                                                   There’s no doubt

         Orla O’Neill
                                                                   It’s becoming a part of our life
         Woodseats
                                                                   It needs to stop
                                                                   People stormed the White House
                                                                   Now Joe Biden’s on the top

                                                                   Facemasks are a fashion
                                                                   Tiger and leopard skin mask are made
                                                                   It isn’t the way to live
                                                                   Lives are starting to fade

                                                                   WE NEED TOILET ROLL
                                                                   People started yell
                                                                   The streets were silent
                                                                   It was easy to tell

                                                                   Harry Higgins, Y5
                                                                   Norton Free





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