2021

They say it is time to look back At 2021 when COVID 19 had the knack Of keeping us apart by 1.5 metres And wearing of masks helped hide our expletives There were things that happen each year With deaths of celebrities that we held dear And politicians fell and rose in cheers and tears But the images that remain in my head Was of a little girl who was found when death we did dread Then there was Kabul and the Taliban Where thousands were routed at their command And what did we learn from it all As a society we need each other the call Then when small hands reach out from turmoil Boost them up and help them should be our style. © Paul Warren Poetry