13 – Kelvingrove 2020

13 police cars and a helicopter
All heading to the park
Cos the kids are out the house
And it isn’t even dark!
Four months locked inside,
To save those around them
The numbers are so low
the response it does confound them.
Governed by consent
Terrorised by TV
Freedom now a memory
Of how we used to be. 

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Twenty Twenty

The time the sun went down and all the world walked in darkness. The year the people crashed into starkness. The moon still shone, lighting the night and we tried to survive with all our might. Shadows walked the Earth, some even danced but most of all, fear kept us entranced. The torch was lit but it was dim, it was time to look within. Cast out the demons until only truth remained. Accepting it all, even the pain. The dragon flew and the fire burned, that world now gone, would never return. Imprisoned in darkness, she discovered her light and now the promised land was in sight. Follow the signs, the path is clear. Keep moving forward, don’t worry my dear. Keep heart and keep standing tall, shine like the sun, on one and all. You’ve come through the worst and the best is yet to come so lift up your voice and sing to the sun. Dance round and round like the stars of the night and always try to do what is right. Have faith in tomorrow and in you too, remember often to make time to love you. Spoil yourself once in a while, laugh when you can and through the tears, smile. When the rain comes, rainbows shine through, a chorus of colour to serenade you. Join them in song through the joy and the pain, for flowers to bloom, it takes the sun and the rain.