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Poetry: TWENTY-TWENTY
Project type
Poetry
Date
October 2020
A little context...
This poem was written for an online poetry festival during the lockdown tiers based on the theme 2020. I wanted to show the impact 2 words at a time can make to a story.
TWENTY-TWENTY
New year.
New me.
Gym membership.
Fat free!
Best friend.
Travelling away.
Five years.
Please stay!
Farewell drinks.
Last gifts
Last hugs.
Last kiss.
Weeks later.
Sad news.
Drunk Driver.
Bad view.
World adventure.
Cut short.
Best friend.
Life support.
News breaks.
Back home.
Crying, tears.
Feeling alone.
Funeral farewell.
Friends reunite.
Feeling closure.
Fear, fright.
New year.
New Me.
Try again.
It’s February.
On track.
Feeling blessed :)
Progress disrupted.
Work stress.
Managing grief.
Tipsy nights.
Rapid romance.
Feeling alright.
March begins.
Holidays planned!
Virus spreads.
Trips canned.
Government says:
“You’re fine!!!”
“It’s OK.”
Trust declines.
Actually, no.
Trust remains
Non-existent
Information retained.
Global pandemic.
Now declared.
Lockdown life.
Not prepared.
Toilet roll.
Went missing.
Long queues.
Tiger King.
Goat takeovers
Quarantine Birthdays
Home workouts
Shorter workdays.
No pasta.
No rice.
Confused about
Government advice.
Stay home.
Stay alert.
Stay safe.
No concerts.
No gardens.
Yes Parks.
No meetings
After dark.
Church closures.
Deaths rise.
Government confusion.
No surprise.
Moving on.
Slogans change.
Lockdown eases.
Anxious, strange.
Black lives.
Unfairly lost.
Can’t breathe.
Some shot.
Names shared.
People protest.
Police reform?
Not yet.
Awareness raised.
People adjust.
Blissful ignorance.
Problems discussed.
Twenty Twenty.
No joke.
Looking back,
Transformation awoke.