2021 - Bring It On
On planet earth the new year is welcomed in its 2021
It just arrived meekly and quietly well I’ll be a son of a gun
No jubilant crowds watching fireworks it’s just been done
I just wanted to celebrate and have some annual fun
There’s nowhere to hide now you got me on the run
You truly took me by surprise hello 2021
We said our last goodbyes to 2020 farewell ya man
Most folk just put it all behind them it if they can
The Pandemic solution was lockdown a master plan
Around and around in circles and tiers we all ran
Experts they were dazed and confused more than
Mindless politicians absolutely clueless what a sham
Statistics on the TV inform us of the daily toll of death
Died for any reason? I’m not holding my breath
We all clap loudly for the NHS who labour under stress
Support workers still on minimum wage and duress
Amazon and corporations alike get richer more or less
Freedom of speech! where’s David Icke what a holy mess
I have a dream and a vision of hope for 2021
That across the kingdom deliverance will come
At the end of the tunnel a healing light for everyone
Hopefully the vaccine rollout will get the job done
We got knocked down but we got up again my son
Bring it on give me all your love right now 2021
Rasa Kabaila
Sat 29th May 2021 06:33
Dear Tom, thank you for this poem. What an accurate an honest reflection of 2020 as well as the hope and appreciation that stems from such a year. Here's hoping that nature can have some peace after everything humans have put it though. Thanks for the shout out to the healthcare workers! I have some varying reflections of covid too through some of my poems (insights which may be surprising for other's given my professional role).
Keep writing and being your true, authentic self.
Best wishes,
Rasa