One Year On. A look back on the year of Covid.
One Year On.
A look back on the year we have had in lockdown.
By John Bellamy

Let us take a moment to remember this last year.
A year like no one has experienced before
A year when we all lost our freedom
Our jobs, our holidays, meeting friends, enjoying shows, shopping and so much more
Many lost the feel of grass under their feet and many binged on Netflix or self abuse
Fun at the time but endlessly meaningless
We watched as the world went into a coma of fear
Billions of people, the vast majority of the planet – quarantined inside their own homes.
Emergency hospitals in place
Frontliners working hard and emotional hours
Scientists hurriedly searching for a vaccine
Governments running around like chickens with their hads cut off
This is new for everyone.
Name blaming China as ‘The Yellow Peril’ once again
Sweat pants and baggy T shirts are the new daily uniform
Not worn a suit or a tie in an age.
Face masks are the normal. Steamy glasses.
Stocking up on food stocks
Keeping loads in
Just in case
Saves shopping where anyone, everyone,
A friend, a relative, a neighbour could be ‘ the one.’
The one who passes it onto you.
A friend or family member may be your murderer
Friends in lockdown for 14 days
Food left outside their door
Treated like a pariah
Keep your distance as they could kill you.
Same old walls
Day in and day out.
Short walks for exercise
Although most the exercise was changing channels
A summer spent in the garden, on the balcony,
Keeping away from Covid Spreaders
Packed beaches – police unable to do anything
Crowds all to keen to get back to normal
Far too soon
Far too dangerous
Far too many newly infected
Couldn’t keep themselves indoor for another minute
So would rather risk death rather than one more TV repeat,
Or one more Monopoly game, one more meaningless pursuit to keep the mind active
Starve of Boredom, Worrying Fear of the unknown.
Watching important but pompous idiots sounding as if they know what they are talking about
Pompous fools.
Winging it like everyone else.
Doing the best they can under the circumstances
Never happened before
No past experiences to call upon.
No idea where, what and how ?
China – blame China.
Older people dying in their droves. Care homes now half empty.
Bodies too many for burial so stored in factories.
Thousands dying around the world.
American Presidents say to drink bleach and inject disinfectant into the body.<