Page 47 - Everyone a Writer Anthology 2021

The world as we know has changed forever
Abandoned locations calling our names,
Wondering where everyone has gone, waiting
For families to be skipping round the fountain holding
Hands again being happy,
The streets were crowded, now people walk alone
Into the distance
Speaking to families through a screen wishing
They were actually in front of you telling you their stories
Everything locked up, there is no way to freedom
Lying down in our gardens wishing we were at the beach
Giving air hugs to our grandparents wishing we were up close
Hugging them tight, reading books on the sofa becomes a wave
From the end of the drive
Our homes that we called a safe relaxing place, is now known
As a hard working school
Looking out the window seeing the world waiting for us saying
One day, the time will come

Casey Kay, Y9
Meadowhead

And people were still
And people stayed kind
And they walked and smiled
And they wished for hugs
Someone danced
Someone laughed
Someone cried for the last
And people shrieked “It’s a hoax!”
And people believed the jokes and lies
And people’s masks crumbled in front of their eyes
And dolphins swam in Italy
And people sung in Spain
And rainbows shone in the windows of Britain
And we gave to Captain Tom
And you’ll never walk alone
And we prayed for George Floyd
And Black Lives Matter
And Joe Biden became the 46th
And a black woman became Vice President of America
It did lot leave us hope
It broke our spirits
It united the world
It brought us to our knees
But we will stand up again
Against Covid 19

Grace Mulholland
Greenhill

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