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Covid….. Cough, Cough

Daily writing prompt
How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic?

It took a biological threat to slow us down,

To makes us unhappy and to frown,

For suddenly hugs and kisses were banned,

And for viruses we were all scanned,

It hit loved ones hard when visits they could not make,

And no one could go to Uncle Ben’s wake,

The Politicians guffawed and said it would last a week,

Until Boris ended up in a heap,

A hospital stay and some time on a ventilator,

Gave him and Carrie some ideas,( of that a bit later)

Meanwhile we worried about what was going to happen,

It wasn’t that we had any hatches to batten,

All we had was advice and information was bitty,

Then we saw on telly Professor Chris Whitty,

He seemed to know a thing or two there wasn’t much he didn’t know,

That mad professor look was not for show

The vaccines were nearly ready ,

And everyone should keep their arms steady,

They needed volunteers to arm the stations,

There’d be plenty of oranges for practicing sessions,

Cooks cleaners anyone would do,

It’s like the War we need you!

So like lambs to the slaughter we made a leap,

It might bankrupt the Country but life wasn’t cheap,

And there the sad story ends I’m afraid,

From fear and isolation a plot was made,

Government Contracts galore were awarded,

To be honest it really got very sordid,

It didn’t matter if the PPE leaked,

Who would notice if the ventilator squeaked,

Boris and Carrie saw a golden egg,

They could retire to Greece with and not have to beg,

A contract here and a contract there,

Let’s face it we were screwed and were told ” Buyer Beware!”

Polished golden egg surrounded by ornate white masquerade masks and sealed paper scrolls.
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Suspicious Minds

How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic?

Elvis Presley’s singing “Suspicious Minds” comes to mind when I think of the COVID -19 Pandemic.

I hope we’ll concentrate our suspicious minds on the nonsense that was forced upon us by manipulative politicians and public hysteria.

Yes,there is a possibility of a disease or virus that could spread globally,or indeed a catastrophic event that could affect our established way of life.

However, we have avoided it so far and as every Country in this World knows ,a happy population is a productive population.  Politicians want to keep us sweet and worry free, so we elect them again. To be honest death camps do not work.

Just like the great British public lost their “egg” when that diva of British Politics, Edwina Currie  famously announced that every hen in the U.K. was infected with salmonella and caused the egg production  industry  to crash.We must take everything we are told with a pinch of salt.

Corporate Politics does not work.We need reason and the will to do the right thing.

I’m off to boil my egg for breakfast

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