SATURDAY 3rd APRIL 2021
This is a response to a Flash Fiction prompt from ‘The Daily Post on WordPress’
Prompt ~ ESCAPE
Describe your ultimate escape plan (and tell us what you’re escaping from.)
ESCAPE
by John Yeo
Life in lockdown has become a pleasant routine
Wear a mask, respect distance, stay safe at home.
Escape to the beaches of Australia is a distant dream.
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Another update with frightening statistics between
Dreaming of a future far beyond the present unknown
Life in lockdown has become a pleasant routine.
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Memories of past travels fill our days as we scheme
To visit distant shores flying above the ocean foam
Escape to the beaches of Thailand is a far distant dream.
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Hope springs eternal with a successful jab of vaccine
Fake news and rumour cloud the post-Covid syndrome
Life in lockdown has become a pleasant routine.
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Sunshine, sandy beaches, rest, relaxation intervene
We enjoy the present but look forward again to roam
A visit to the family in Australia is a distant dream.
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The future begins to look clearer on the crystal screen
Covid statistics show a pandemic in monochrome
Escape to the beaches of Australia is a distant dream.
Life in lockdown has become a familiar routine.
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© Written by John Yeo ~ All rights reserved.
Unsurprisingly this was always going to be an incredibly easy prompt to respond to, as everyone is currently embroiled in a worldwide pandemic. It is impossible to plan an escape from an ongoing, ever-changing situation. However the poem certainly answers the prompt.
