Page 69 - Everyone a Writer Anthology 2021

I once remember a narrow-crowded street packed with busy people rushing here and there. Cars pipping at one
and other as they were late for work. The sound of voices and music filled the air. There were people from all over
the country to buy what they needed or just to have a day out. From clothes to food to jewellery, shops
everywhere filled with families and friends. The normal life.
Life that was once filled with joy and happiness. Now it is filled with fear. The street that was once filled with life
lies silent and almost forgotten. Leaves from the trees fell like tears of sadness. It seemed that nature itself had lost
its smile. Will the world ever go back to normal? Everything is quiet and lifeless, roads empty and shops are closed.
Everywhere I go, everything that is now lost hopes for the normal life. The normal life, maybe it was a dream,
maybe it was just a story. The life we all remember and want back, how long will this go on for? Will the nightmare
stay with us? This was the year when the world stopped. It was like time had frozen. Everyone afraid to come out
because of the war between us and the deadly virus…
It all happened so fast, lockdown came and everyone stayed at home. At first it seemed the virus was winning but
sometime after, a vaccine was made and we started to get rid of the nasty disease. We all hope one day life will go
back to normal but until then, we will help one other and stop the virus.
We have lost lives, we have lost hope but together we will fight and win this war. We will not give up. We are
strong, we are brave and together we are unstoppable.

Alicia Parker, Y11
Meadowhead

Covid-19 is serious,
It has changed our world so much.
We all now feel anxious,
Covid-19 is a deadly virus passed on through touch.

We have been told to stay at home where it`s safe,
And not to go on long adventures,
To do one hour maximum of exercise,
We are trying to find enough vaccines but they are in a maze.

When we were told to go outside
We took our first step out the door
And the world was clean.

Daniel Currie, Y5
Norton Free

When The Walls Came Closing In

When the walls came closing in, how times have changed.
People have suffered, people becoming deranged.
Things have been destroyed, things beyond repair.
People mad and distraught, and tearing out their hair.

But if we have learned something from this,
Is to enjoy the things that come for granted,
Things that we might miss.
People have suffered, people have chanted,

For change in the way we think
Because things as simple as a school bus, as we know,
In the time that it takes you to blink,
Those simple things go running away from us.

Henry Dunker, Y7
Meadowhead

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