COVID-19

It’s been a strange time

Of panic buying

And a lack of provisions

In the supermarkets

All the shelves are empty

With no roll on sale anywhere

People are stressed

Of this deadly virus

That is rampant on our streets

Countries are in lockdown

Streets are empty

Famous landmarks are left alone

People are sick and dying

PPE is nowhere to be found

And hospital beds are overflowing

New hospitals arise

Nurses are seen for what they are

The true heroes of the NHS

The under-skilled in Boris’ eyes

And now the ones being praised

And applauded by all of us

The unseen ones are now being seen

From the shelf stacks to the lorry drivers

They are risking their lives for us

So I hope when ‘normality’ comes again

These people will not disappear

Behind the class system again

Jo Anne Kennedy

April 2020