Lockdown Poem: 2020

2020 was a roller-coaster year, To say the least, full of uncertainty and fear. And before I talk about the rest of this mess, There’s a little global pandemic I have to address.

Coronavirus or COVID 19

Was different to anything my generation had seen. “It’s just a virus in China!” we were comforted and told, But it wasn’t long until we were completely controlled.

When schools closed down, things became all too real, Though many of us celebrated, now it’s different we feel. Just let us see our friends again, we promise to be safe. Wear a mask two metres away, I promise to keep that space.

We lost a few heroes along the way: Kobe Bryant, Chadwick Boseman and too many more to say. However, not just celebrities who everyone knew, But also nurses and doctors who sacrificed for you.

Though there were silly people who partied and didn’t care, The anti-maskers and anti-vaxxers who thought this was a fake scare, There were still people who played their part Didn’t see their family, but kept them in their heart Those who helped the world in little or big ways, Joe Wicks, Sir Tom Moore and comfort people gave.

There were also many BLM protests all around the world, Because people were mistreated more than before had occurred. If only everyone knew that the colour of your skin Is absolutely nothing to do with what lies within And that all lives matter, whoever you happen to be: Black, white, coloured, there’s no difference I see.

Now that I’ve got the gloomy stuff all out of the way There are some good things that happened in 2020, I have to say, We found a lot of time on our hands and learnt skills galore: Cooking, baking, creating and loads of things more We learnt to not take things for granted and to value what we had,

Spending time with family and keeping up with fads, TikTok, Netflix, Disney+ and Zoom

Our electronic devices certainly ran out of room.

Somehow, stuck at home, we kept entertained So many things happened this year, I’m actually quite amazed. Many more things happened, like Trump v Biden, But this poem is already too long to keep on being widened.

We’re already a bit into 2021

Still in lockdown though, but a change could come Though 2020 is over, it’s left quite an impact And even if we had a time machine, it’s a year where no one will go back!

by Lydia Alex 9 February 2021