The year is half gone, the year of hindsight
Like a deer caught in the headlight
A year that stopped us in our tracks
And exposed a system full of cracks
A year that will be embedded in history
A year we will be discussing for eternity
For many it will be a year to forget
For some it has been a year to reflect
A year when life stood still
And we watched the world go by
A year when the four walls of our house kept us safe
A year when the four walls felt like a cage
A year when nature had its say
A year when the wildlife came out to play
The year the smog began to clear
And gave Greta something to cheer
A year when aircrafts got grounded
Gyms closed down and we got rounded
A year when face coverings became the norm
A year that took us by storm
An unknown enemy settled in our midst
In the air we breathed and we kissed
From foreign shores it came
In leaps and bounds to make its claim
Will we catch the dreaded virus
Will it spare us or engulf us
The voices in our heads grew loud
And it hung above us like a shroud
A year when the schools closed down
Not just by any old virus but one with a crown
A year when exams went unwritten
And Joe Wicks got the nation smitten
A year when we queued for the shops
In the patter of the raindrops
Patiently waiting two metres apart
Awaiting our turn to fill our cart
A year we kept washing our hands
Trying to banish the virus from our lands
A year when jobs were lost and the economy came crashing
Sunak limited the damage and started the furloughing
A year the NHS staff were showered with freebies
Free lunches, drinks, Easter eggs and goodies
A year the Scientists raced to produce a vaccine
While Costa provided us with caffeine
A year Ambulance sirens filled the air
The mortality was too high, the despair
A year when technology kept us connected
And the Intensivists and Researchers perfected
Ways of keeping the sick alive
Helping their dying lungs survive
We stuck a Bee on the Tree of Life if they made it
We said a silent prayer for those who didn’t make it
The tales they are aplenty
For it is the year of Twenty Twenty
