Suddenly I’m free to start something new to do.
Suddenly there’s time enough just for me and you.
Suddenly it’s as if the world has stopped for now.
But then I stop and realize that things have changed, and how.

Lives are lost, hearts are broke, tears seem endless too.
Cloudless days are not enough to see this drama through.
Gathered round our sets at night we see the totals grow.
Watching tales of gallant folk whose lives have been laid low.

Masked and gloved our heros work to stem the tide of loss.
People dying all too soon as if a coin were tossed.
In our sadness, in our grief we care for those at hand.
Helping neighbors, giving now support throughout the land.

Time will come when all will be as normal as before.
But we are changed forever now. For now we know the score.
For those we’ve lost, for them we cry, but work to find a cure
For others that come after us, their lives will be assured.

Stay home, be safe and isolate. Protect the NHS