Cruel twist
They clapped for the nurses
And for the doctors too
They applauded for all the good
The hardworking people do
They lauded the skills
And the value of trades
They showed how needed
They were in spades
Then when life took off
And the weird time ended
All talk of skills and values
Too quickly suspended
Turned too swiftly towards
A narrative of hate
That devalues their worth
And seals their fate
Crushed by the power
That once elevated
Now sees them despised
Because they demonstrated
A cruel twist of events
A foul turning of favour
Shows politics up
Exposing their vile behaviour.
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Karen Burns is 49 and lives in Coventry, England and she is a freelance journalist. Her interests are reading, poetry, writing reviews and she has a blog all about her daughter who has an eating disorder.
