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Back before we understood why hindsight’s 2020( poem of the year)You see, the people came up with companies to trade across all landsBut they swelled and got much bigger than we ever could have plannedWe always had our wants, but now, it got so quickYou could have anything you dreamed of, in a day and with a clickWe noticed families had stopped talking, that’s not to say they never spokeBut the meaning must have melted and the work-life balance brokeAnd the children’s eyes grew squarer and every toddler had a phoneThey filtered out the imperfections, but amidst the noise, they felt alone.And every day the skies grew thicker, ‘till you couldn’t see the stars,So, we flew in planes to find them, while down below we filled our cars.We drove around all day in circles, we’d forgotten how to runBut then in 2020, a new virus came our way,The governments reacted and told us all to hide awayBut while we were all hidden, amidst the fear and all the while,The people dusted off their instincts, they remembered how to smileThey started clapping to say thank you and calling up their mumsAnd while the car keys gathered dust, they would look forward to their runsAnd with the skies less full of voyagers, the earth began to breatheAnd the beaches bore new wildlife that scuttled off into the seasSome people started dancing, some were singing, some were bakingWe’d grown so used to bad news, but some good news was in the makingAnd so when we found the cure and were allowed to go outsideWe all preferred the world we found to the one we’d left behindOld habits became extinct and they made way for the newAnd every simple act of kindness was now given its due”“But why did it take us so long to bring the people back together?”“Well, sometimes you’ve got to get sick, my boy, before you start feeling betterBut that’s the story of how it started and why hindsight’s 2020”
Back before we understood why hindsight’s 2020( poem of the year)
ReplyDeleteYou see, the people came up with companies to trade across all lands
But they swelled and got much bigger than we ever could have planned
We always had our wants, but now, it got so quick
You could have anything you dreamed of, in a day and with a click
We noticed families had stopped talking, that’s not to say they never spoke
But the meaning must have melted and the work-life balance broke
And the children’s eyes grew squarer and every toddler had a phone
They filtered out the imperfections, but amidst the noise, they felt alone.
And every day the skies grew thicker, ‘till you couldn’t see the stars,
So, we flew in planes to find them, while down below we filled our cars.
We drove around all day in circles, we’d forgotten how to run
But then in 2020, a new virus came our way,
The governments reacted and told us all to hide away
But while we were all hidden, amidst the fear and all the while,
The people dusted off their instincts, they remembered how to smile
They started clapping to say thank you and calling up their mums
And while the car keys gathered dust, they would look forward to their runs
And with the skies less full of voyagers, the earth began to breathe
And the beaches bore new wildlife that scuttled off into the seas
Some people started dancing, some were singing, some were baking
We’d grown so used to bad news, but some good news was in the making
And so when we found the cure and were allowed to go outside
We all preferred the world we found to the one we’d left behind
Old habits became extinct and they made way for the new
And every simple act of kindness was now given its due”
“But why did it take us so long to bring the people back together?”
“Well, sometimes you’ve got to get sick, my boy, before you start feeling better
But that’s the story of how it started and why hindsight’s 2020”