Getting It Right

We Now Have A Road Map, A Plan

As Our Country Re-Opens 

An Ease On Lockdown

As We Walk Outside 

Apart Yet Together

Hand Washing Etiquette To Be Maintained

Face Covering Required In Crowded Places, On Transport And In Public Places

Going For A Shop This Is Strongly Recommended Too

I Do This From Me To You

An Act Of Protection To Help You To Stay Safe

I Do This With Social Grace

Social Distance Is Here For Now

We Can Connect In A Group Of Four, No More

We Are So Excited For The 18th To Come

It Is Like Waiting For The Starting Gun

No Physical Contact To Be Made, Smiles Allowed 

No Social Hugs Can We Take

We Are Doing It For All Our Sakes

Just Catching up, Delighted To See Each Other In The Flesh

Not Through WhatsApp Or Zoom, Connected In A Room

But In Real Life

This Plan Can Only Succeed 

If We Stick To The Rules And Guidelines Laid Down

And Not Be Tempted To Visit Each Others Homes Or Towns

Stay Outdoors As Much As You Can

Savour Each And Every Moment Spent In The Company Of Loved Ones And Friends

We are Doing This Slow

Taking This Step, Easy As We Go

It Is All In Our Hands

Our Fate Depends On Us Getting It Right

We Don’ Need Fuss

This Is All Going To Take Time And Patience

This One Is On Us

We Are All Only Learning

How To Live This Way

So Spare A Thought, A Kind Word To Say

To One Who You Know Is Struggling With This Today

We Wont Always Get It Right

But We Are Doing It To Win The Fight

For The Right To Live Life On Our Terms, As Much As We Can 

We Hold Firm For Every Child, Woman And Man

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