This quarantine has left us wrecked
mental illness we can no longer neglect
nearly everyone has become depressed
family bonds have been put to the test

This level of trauma is hard to bare
we were nowhere near prepared

People say this might happen again in the future
hopefully it’s just a rumor

Only time will tell
hopefully we can break this spell

I wish we could be sure
because it is not something I wish to re-endure

Even when this clears I will still live in fear

With a pantry fully stocked
a secret stash of hand sanitizer locked
maybe then I won’t be so shocked

People have died
yet some believe it’s all a big lie

The way this seems to work I am sure it will lurk

In the back of our minds’ it will stay until it comes back one day

Long awaited you have been
please don’t make me spin

last year had enough twists and turns
it's certainly a time that's been burned

into my brain and the memories of us all
as I am sure you recall

please do me a favor
I’ll take you as my savior

do not make this year hell
I just want everything to go well

be the opposite of last year
let’s create a new frontier

a better future
where you are not the same abuser

2020 stripped me of so much
but 2021 with you I lay my trust