Karen Hamilton is one of our amazing members from the Next Steps Centre and after being prompted to write something through the Matthew Project social media channels while isolating at home, she did. Karen put together this beautiful poem about Covid-19.
Covid-19
It's year 2020
And it suddenly seems
That COVID-19 is
Now running the streets
He flew in from China
Off the back of a bat
He danced around in circles,
Eventually crashed...
The details are jaded
In fact nobody cares
How he transferred from bat
To the human flesh
He's sparked a pandemic
And he's drawn to all those
Who ignore all warnings
Not to get too close!
(Little side note, he's drawn to us all but
finds it much easier to travel via the fools)
COVID-19 let's say...
Corona for ease, he's
Infecting our people
There's no need to sneeze!
He's got it all covered
He's hijacking our air
Needs minimal contact,
Just for you to be there
In breathable distance
(He dares you to come close)
Unknowingly contract,
Pass on, double dose
At first you don't feel him
Though he weighs in on your chest,
Heavier than you'll know
Until close to death
Some people can fight him
Off better it seems, he
'Prays' on the vulnerable
In contacting these
Who'll pass him over;
Mum, Dad, Grandad or Nan
The man down the road who
You stopped to shake hands!
The person who's struggling
With another disease;
No room for a Virus
PLEASE don't give to these
The concept is simple
The process a bit hard
But please stay at home,
He's killing us HARD!
It may not be you yet,
Not yet someone you know
But it shouldn't take that...
I want him to go!
PLEASE STAY SAFE AND STAY HOME!
By Karen Hamilton