2084 Poem by Paul Warren

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
Beforebuying 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