The Last Cheer for 2020
The Last Cheer for 2020 ©
By Michael Casey
Is he mad I can hear you all call
2020 was the worst year of all
Well for me too, as opposed to Me Too
It was a bad year, even without Covid 19
One sister died, though if ever you read
Shoplife, she is the Born Again shopworker, so she’ll live on
And my body has got weaker
In a few days time it’s 6 years since my unplanned
Quadruple Heart Bypass
The nurse, and just the nurse at my former GP Practice
She saved my life, as she insisted on sending me for tests
So when I went into hospital, I said have you checked my tests
70% 70% and 50% blocked, I’d gone in with major hip pains
My arthritis gone mad, and the family were in London
Meeting Shanghai relatives, so I was all home alone
The rest you all already know
So that’s why you’ve had six more years of my rubbish
Though Totoro our cat arrived too, as I had said they could
Have a dog if I died or a cat if ever I had a heart attack
Yes really, so be careful what you promise
But back to 2020 we’ve all had a rubbish year the world over
But what have we learnt or discovered?
Well folks still voted for Trump
Maybe because they wanted to stick with the Devil they knew
And avoid any ISMs
History will decide, and History is written by the winners
If we all just stayed home for 3 weeks, then Covid 19 would die
Instead we must all Mask, Wash Hands, and Stay Apart
I’ve been hiding up on our hill, and with my arthritis very distanced from all
So what is the Meaning of Life, and no not Monty Python
What is the thing you treasure
Is it free deliveries of all your stuff on the Internet
Is it Bubble Tea? Which is now Trendy.
Though being in a Shanghai/Birmingham household we were years ahead
Is it food galore?
My Muslim delivery drivers must think I’m Mulla
Wishing them As-Salaam-Alaikum as they deliver our stuff
In Birmingham delivery drivers and taxis are very Muslim
So they risk Covid as they drive and deliver
What else can I say about 2020
Yes the tv, was great, everybody binge watched and there were
Some really really great shows
I could list mine, but I also watch a ton of Korean shows, Kdrama
So I would say, have a look at Korean shows, you will not be disappointed
Also if you listen to Music constantly then invest in a Smart speaker or two
I could name the best, and you’d be surprized, but to each their ears alone
You can get Bluetooth headphones too, which can work off your phone
So technology is really good to keep us all sane in these maddening time
A cheap and cheerful android phone, can keep families alive
And yes Jeff Bezo has got busier, but one day he’ll deliver pizza to my house
That’ll put the fear of God into him, but Taylor Swift who dusts for me will
Be here, to take the pizza from him, so she may sing a ditty for him
What else, yes going to church became an Internet thing, so I’d review Mass
And send an email or two to priests, obvious Saint Judes is my favourite
Though I do travel all over the place for Mass
I don’t know do other Faiths do the same thing
But I’ll accept prayers from Anybody, as we all should
We all prayed for tv stars who were sick, I prayed for
Kate Garraway’s husband, because I saw a photo on the news
And they looked so much in love, I had never heard of them because
I do not watch daytime TV, it was a news item that invoked my prayers
So what else can I talk about, maybe Tinnitus does all the talking
My own has been terrible in the night, but I rediscovered the Rosary
So has the roar of the sea in my ears at night made my more prayerful
God, alone knows the answer to that
I think I always knew what real values were
I made provisions just in case Covid got me
The real things that matter really are so simple
The goodnight kiss from my small daughter before she goes to bed
That is priceless, so when Politicians roar and swear and lie to us
Just remember that soft gentle kiss
Even if she says dad you need a wash and shave
The simple love of a child, as she evolves into a woman
That is what I’ll remember most from 2020
And it is the only thing worth remembering
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