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Lockdown Blues

Pining for the old normal

By Paul ConneallyPublished 4 years ago 1 min read
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The Jam Garden - Loughborough, UK

It’s been ten weeks so far

This lockdown feels forever

Allowed out to walk

I sadly pass the closed shops

And worse still is the sight of

Locked up pubs, restaurants and bars

All that former energy and excitement

People eating, drinking and talking

Bands playing, dancers swaying

I even miss the late night shouting and fisticuffs

When will life return to these streets?

Some say this virus will be with us forever

That we will have to adapt to a ‘new normal’

New ways to meet and greet and leave

It makes me shudder inside

But whatever happens

I know that people will once more return

To these now empty streets

To the shops, the cafe’s and movie houses

Until then it’s back home

Home where they say the heart is

And yes it is but I know a part of mine

Is out in the streets, the city at night

And that it’s waiting for me there

There in the pub with a pint of best bitter

And a steak pie!

inspirational
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About the Creator

Paul Conneally

Paul Conneally is a Cultural Forager, poet and artist.

He writes on culture in its widest sense from art to politics, music and science and all points between.

His Twitter handle is @littleonion and on Instagram he is @little___onion

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