We never had the time before to simply stop and look

The virus taught us that much

That’s really all it took

Our world, it is amazing, every leaf and tree

All animals,birds and insects and creatures of the sea

We should all use this time now , to stop doing and just be

The air we breathe and share - it keeps us all alive

Our planet Earth is borrowed

Yet on it , we all survive

The virus then, must help us learn to value our time on Earth

To have respect for fellow man and know all creatures' worth

Sadly thousands had to die to make us stop and look

The virus taught us that much

That’s really all it took

A wake up call, a second chance, perhaps an Act of God

Don’t take the Earth for granted - a huge but cruel prod

We must respect the Universe and be so very clear

The Earth must be respected too, for we are just guests here

It’s not too late however, our lives to rearrange

Be kind and help all forms of life

Put simply, we must change

Realise what is important and always be aware, our planet doesn’t need us

But we really do need her

This virus won’t affect the Earth, she’ll survive when we are gone

Perhaps we need the virus to remind us

We were wrong

P Jones

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