2021 Poem by Paul Warren

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