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It was COVID-19 that ruined our year,
Please don’t go anywhere, we’re living in fear.
Boris made an announcement, he said we got to stay home,
Protect the NHS, download the app on your phone.
You can exercise daily but only for an hour,
Got to stay clean, may as well have a shower.
Supermarket rules say shop one at a time,
No toilet roll, no pasta, JEEZ look at the line.
COVID shut all our schools, no learning to be done,
The worries of slipping behind were there, but at least we had the sun.
The announcement was made, masks had to be worn,
No sanitizer anywhere, our lives were torn.
Boris opened pubs only for a meal,
Eat Out to Help Out sounded like a deal.
Back to school it was, mixed emotions all around,
Masks were mandatory but so many were thrown to the ground.
The second lockdown came just as Christmas was in sight,
Trees went up early whilst we carried on the fight.
At last shops were open, presents could be bought,
We could see family at Christmas… or that’s what we thought.
Just after Christmas, schools were shut down,
Here comes online learning, teachers deserve a crown.
Lockdown number three is what we’re on,
It definitely hasn’t been easy for anyone.

Maisie Everitt, Y7
Meadowhead

Last year

Last year was lame
Everyone was the same.

NHS rescued the day
NHS makes Covid go away.

Everyone on Zoom
At your home lonely in one room

The world was like a prison
It felt like a collision.

Can’t see our friends
Covid doesn’t mend.

Donald Trump mad
Joe Biden glad.

Whitehouse raided
People hated

Two metres apart
Lockdown depart.

Leonidas Williams, Y5
Norton Free

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