(After Lisette Auton)
Roll up, roll up! The Boris Johnson funfair!
The lockdown’s easing, you can come outside!
So many games to play, you will be stunned there:
I’m going to take you on a crazy ride!
Behold, dear people, for your delectation
This marvel: it’s the magic telephone!
You’ll feel just like you’ve had a conversation
With Mr Starmer, though you’re all alone!
Now ride the rollercoaster of infection!
Hold tight! The R is rising! Then it falls…
Up, down, up down, each day a new direction,
And some of you will not get off at all!
You’ll gasp when you hear Boris Johnson’s goal
To beat this virus: “Playing Whack-A-Mole.”
Tom Juniper Poetry 