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The teacher sat at her desk so straight And called the roll as each student would wait The lesson of the day was the plague of 2020 A history where there were facts a plenty It started in Wuhan China with a whimper Covid 19 they called it while it stewed and simmered They closed down everything then Travelling was stopped and you had to stay in There were buildings called Malls for shopping Before online buying was the thing And places called restaurants were where people ate Hard to think now drones deliver food while you wait People walked around without their plastic bubble And oxygen masks were seen as too much trouble As they ventured unprotected into the world Shaking hands and kissing each other customs well held Trips were made overseas for holidays And jobs were possessions you went to everyday Supermarkets had food for everyone Where people took their cart to collect items displayed each one It’s hard to think of toilets without a bidet People used paper to wipe themselves in their way The Great Buy Out of toilet paper occurred So bidets for everyone was the Government word Each of the students sat and watched them The video files of the plague from beginning to end They were each seated in front of their video wall In their homes alone connected by the net for all. © Paul Warren Poetry