One Day….

Joking with colleagues

Make plans to meet

Passing strangers on

The same side of the street

Going out shopping

Getting all on the list

Ticked all the boxes

Nothing was Missed

Rubbing shoulders on buses

Not a care in the world

But there’s a storm coming

And our worst fears unfurled

Then one day….

Freedoms restricted

Go and stay home

Exercise for one hour

But do it alone

Try to keep busy

To silence the mind

But it wins in the end

At the dead of night

Needing distraction

Craving interaction

Enforced isolation

Needing socialisation

Not bothered to dress

Growing that beard

A trip to the shop

Is now to be feared

Two metres distance

Wash your hands

Try not to cough

Can’t visits Grans

Anxieties rising

Hardly Surprising

Clap for carers

And uniform wearers

The true meaning of ‘hero’

Now fully restored

The lowest paid workers

Captain Tom Moore

Doctors and nurses

On the front line

Working tirelessly

To keep patients alive

Give them the tools

You government fools

We are making notes

For when you want our votes

One Day….

When the dust settles

We’ll mourn those we lost

Pick up the pieces

Count the cost

Picnic in the park

Go to the beach

Have a drink in the pub

Visit those out of reach

Be together once more

Just like before

Make holiday plans

Hug and hold hands

One Day….