2020 IS OVER HOORAH

We started with heat , fire and wind

A new virus about to begin

A new way of life

No-one ever saw coming

With locks on the motels

Schools closing down

Everyone left to live on home ground

Businesses closed down and takeaways

The norm, in this virus reform

We run out of toilet roll, paper towel

For panic had taken over somehow

We watched in disbelief, doctors in masks

Gave family members the very hard task

Of never seeing the dying one precious and gone

Not allowed to have a funeral or hold the hand.

But still others didn’t believe it was real

They started to protest of one death instead

While millions were dying and we were told to stay home

People felt justified to march for one person

As race was not the reason the virus was killing

But let the police kill one man and a race war begun anew

Starting the black lives matters protest for real

While putting us all in danger

As crowds were banned for the reason of social distancing

Again people feel justified to just not listen

Now we wait to say goodbye to this year of great pain

We hope for better and an end to this 2020 purifying train.

To lift us higher into some form of new life again

Happy New Year to everyone we all hold dear

Goodbye to the horrors of this year.

We hope next year has us grinning from ear to ear

Every person on Earth from all countries and races

No matter what colour our faces

Let’s  wish each other well and start over and

Let love open up possibilities and spaces

For 2021 to be very gracious.

2020© Vikki Koplick