It’s down to just eighteen days and then we will all see
How many people decided to abide by the Government’s decree
The virus right now is spiking all over the place
It’s time to takes this serious and stay in our own space
Not a time for people to load up the car and head for home
It’s time to hunker down and resist that urge to roam
This Covid 19 is front and center like it’s been almost the entire year
The last thing that is required is having all sorts of visitors appear
Twenty twenty is a year that we will never forget
Don’t finish it off with an act that you will eventually regret
Christmas is a holiday that is appealing to the young and old
Unfortunately this occasion you should decide to put on hold
It’s not a time for us all to gather together as we usually do
So if you decide to ignore the dire warnings the onus will be on you
I know there will be countless families that will not heed the experts’ advice
They will still visit together, ignore it all and just roll the dice
Take a chance and let the chips fall where they may
Decide to congregate together on this Christmas day
This is a gamble that I will choose not to take
I do not wish to put any person’s life at stake
The wave we are in now is still trending high
One has to wonder how many more will die
Getting together just wouldn’t seem right
Especially when a vaccine is in our sight
I would hate to see anyone end up with a case
Now that we are so close to the end of this race
This entire planet has had enough
The past nine months have been rough
Celebrations of any kind have been a thing of the past
But there is a sign of optimism for us at long last
This pandemic could be beaten, there truly is some hope
The next several weeks we will still have to strive and cope
We may be saved from future harm
By taking an inoculation in the arm
We have to all be on the same page, there can be no more confusion
This is the only way we will be able to bring this pandemic to its conclusion
So many have denied this virus and now will ignore the cure
How long will it take to right things? No one can be sure
I can’t wait to see this year finally done
Eagerly anticipating twenty twenty one
The Black Sheep Poet 