We observed images around the world in horror
Streets were deserted but hospitals bursting
We didn’t realise this would become our mirror
The gradual daily increase was just the first thing
The numbers kept rising along with the panic
And our Prime Minister instructed us to stay at home
Shopping for pasta and toilet roll was manic
Contact with loved ones became by zoom or phone
We clapped and we cheered on a Thursday night
A whole nation united from two metres apart
So proud of our key-workers continuing the fight
Looking on in despair at each new official chart
Kids don’t go to school instead they play in the park
People wear face masks and they don’t touch
We spread out in gardens to socialise until dark
Who knew we’d miss human contact this much
And so this has become our normal life now
A forever racing world forced to stop and rest
They say society will resume but we’re unsure how
Moving forwards not back will be the next test
But we’ll adjust our sails and we’ll adapt
It’s true that we’ve realised the value of health
And time spent with loved ones no doubt about that
Because in the end there really is nothing else.
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