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How Long Will This Go On?

Normally I’d say I want to be alone, but now I’d do anything to be with them,
Days are repeated and we’re stuck in our ways,
Freedom is gone and there’s more restrictions,
Who knows how long this will go on?

They say forget about the past, but what can we do when today is the same as before?
Schools are closed and the death rate increases,
Mental health has taken a hit,
Who knows how long this will go on?

We suddenly realise how precious our life was before it was taken away,
Before we were told to stay in our homes and wear masks everyday,
We went from one world to another in a matter of days,
Who knows how long this will go on?

I dream of a day when I can go out without fear,
A day when I can go out to eat and party with my friends,
A day when masks will become a thing of the past,
But who knows how long this’ll go on?
But today was the same yesterday,
Nothing has changed,
And it probably won’t for a while
Because Corona is still going on

Chloe Heppenstall, Y9
Meadowhead

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