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An illness we new nowt about
The news was all on china
A flu like symptom miles away
we all assumed was minor

It spread to every country
The news was close to home
cases doubled daily
death tolls sadly rose

panic buying started
nothing left on shelves
selfish greedy bastards
thinking of themselves

Every shop was emptied
Every shelf left bare
what about the vulnerable
why did they not care

people have to stay at home
Time to cap the spread
worries hit an all time low
businesses now dead

Schools have ended
lockdown starts
An eerie feeling
Worlds apart

Streets are empty
Groups are parted
we finish those jobs
we forgot we started

Nurses working round the clock
Drivers out non stop
Friends and neighbours rally round
so no one is forgot

Sadness lingers everywhere
no one wants to grieve
so please just stay at home through this
to Let this Virus leave



by karen megson
All rights reserved
fourth april 2020\n\nKaren Megson Adams

https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/coronavirus-41/
Transcript
00:00An illness we knew nowt about.
00:02The news was all on China.
00:04A flu-like symptom miles away.
00:07We all assumed was minor.
00:09It spread to every country.
00:12The news was close to home.
00:14Cases doubled daily.
00:16Death tolls sadly rose.
00:18Panic buying started.
00:20Nothing left on shelves.
00:23Selfish greedy bastards.
00:25Thinking of themselves.
00:27Every shop was emptied.
00:29Every shelf left bare.
00:31What about the vulnerable?
00:33Why did they not care?
00:35People have to stay at home.
00:38Time to cap the spread.
00:40Worries hit an all-time low.
00:42Businesses now dead.
00:44Schools have ended.
00:46Lockdown starts.
00:48An eerie feeling.
00:50Worlds apart.
00:51Streets are empty.
00:53Groups are parted.
00:54We finish those jobs.
00:57We forgot we started.
00:59Nurses working round the clock.
01:02Drivers out non-stop.
01:04Friends and neighbors rally round.
01:07So no one is forgot.
01:09Sadness lingers everywhere.
01:11No one wants to grieve.
01:13So please just stay at home through this.
01:16To let this virus leave.
01:19By Karen Megson.
01:20All rights reserved.
01:224th April 2020.
01:244th April 2020.
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