Page 8 - Everyone a Writer Anthology 2021

This time last year,
Corks were popping,
And people were cheering
For a happy New Year, happy New Year, happy New Year

A few weeks later
In the news we heard a lockdown in china
We brushed it off and carried on normally
For a New Year, a New Year, a New Year

Next came the first case. It was in York,
This seemed a minor threat
And wasn’t very scary
This was the start of a new year, a new year, a new year

Then was the first death
It was a threat and we worried
A vaccine was far in the future
This soon changed into a panicked year, a panicked year, a panicked year

A month or two passed and cases grew
The president announced the first lockdown
Only for a few weeks, we thought it would last
We started to think this is now a lonely year, a lonely year, a lonely year

Days turned into weeks and then into months
In and out of lockdowns, flipped back and forth
Our elderly not having any human interaction
This was now a depressing year, a depressing year, a depressing year

But throughout this whole thing
What surprised me most was the way the country came together
Video calls to help the lonely,
Fetch shopping for the vulnerable,
And stay isolated to minimize the Covid patients

We have sacrificed a lot to keep the NHS safe
And they keep us safe by treating the ill
SO DON’T BREAK THE RULES JUST AS THE RESTRICTIONS ARE EASING!!!
This was the year the world stopped, stopped, stopped

Alfie Taylor-Haigh, Y8
Meadowhead

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