2020 Poem by Nicola (IG Nicola_JustMe) Pillai

2020

Rating: 5.0


Twenty Twenty
What a year
It‘s been
A Pandemic
Lockdown
All in between
We took on the news
A lot was said
Digested it
Analysed it
The papers we read
It was like nothing
We'd ever lived through before
It's intangible force
We just couldn't ignore
It crept up upon us
Like a thief in the night
Days on repeat
No end in sight
From loved ones
To livelihoods
Completey wiped out
Broken-hearted
Desolate
Filled with so much doubt
Tier one
Two
Three and four
Some followed the rules
Others chose to ignore
We needed some answers
A glimmer of hope
Too much to comprehend
On this never ending slope
Then came good news
A vaccine was near
Would this solve our problems?
No more living in fear?
With 2021 looming
As we ring in the New Year
What have we learnt?
What's important?
What's dear?
Maybe Mother Nature
Wasn't being heard
A deeper message for us all
That wasn't being shared
Finger on the button
Press rewind
Say hello to your neighbour
Practice being kind
Time to reflect
From this year to the next
How will you change you ways?
What will you do next?
Sometimes the hardest questions
Are the easiest to escape
But a conscious decision
Determines the action we take
A little gratitude perhaps?
Pay it forward?
Lend some help?
Practice daily affirmations?
Look after your mental health?
I know one thing that's true
For me I'm sure
I found my purpose
My reason
My cure!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Unnikrishnan E S 25 January 2022

A poignant poem, very pertinent advice. Top score

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Dr Dillip K Swain 20 April 2021

I found my purpose reason and cure... great poetic expression. A fabulous poem...5 stars

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Chinedu Dike 20 April 2021

Well articuated and nicely brought forth with insight.

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Kostas Lagos 18 January 2021

Impressive poem! Thanks for sharing

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Dr. Antony Theodore 11 January 2021

Very good advice. thank you for presenting the real situation of 2020. tony

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