Page 9 - Surrey Anthology

LOCKDOWN
My dad’s getting stressed because the place looks a mess Food left out and I’m still not dressed
Lockdown
My nan keeps reminiscing about World War Two
When loo role was newspaper, oh yes and rationing too.
Lockdown
My mum’s Fitbit is now redeemed from the loft But with no shops open she’s really pissed off!
Lockdown
Mr Darcy our dog is walked three times a day Washed in the sink to keep Covid at bay. When will this insanity end?
Uni is now but a dream away
THE ENGINEERING STUDENT
The session has started. I open Zoom and my
lecturer’s voice fractures the silence of my room Class for one again today.
I sit, staring, scribbling, screaming
As the cruel calculus heckles me from its glass chalkboard.
I peel my thighs from the seat and stretch my aching spine.
This is the function of my future, Which I must decipher with only pen, paper,
and persistence. Despite the fatigue,
The session is still ongoing
NIKI JONES
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING