As the lockdown slowly releases us from our house arrest and the sun is warming our backs

A more normal life seems to be opening up for us holidays can be booked a future seen

It seems that we have been restrained for years but in reality its more like eighteen months

It has caused our lives to shrink leisure has been home-based health issues put on hold

Could we have carried on for another eighteen months? we could but not happily

Could peoples mental strength carry them? on for some that would be possible but not for all

The less stable in our society has struggled to carry on especially those that had to shield

The fortunate have had family or spouses to support them the less fortunate have been all alone

Some reliant on social care for their daily needs that have been supplied as a bare minimum

Some have depended on the kindness of volunteers to keep them supplied and supported

Some have been supplied with boxes of essentials by the government

Some have been supported by local foodbanks shamefully necessary in our society

As we head towards the end of lockdown the freeze on evictions comes to an end

As some of us rejoice others are losing their homes a new tragedy unfolds