I WISH YESTERDAY NEVER LEFT!!

# I wish for the yesterday when kids can go out and play hockey on the street

# I wish for the yesterday when kids and family can go out and play in the park

# I wish for the yesterday when neighbors look out for each other

# When it was not offensive to my neighbors when my family come visiting

# When I was more afraid of the government than my neighbor

# When strangers become family in the mall and grocery stores

# When going out shopping was an adventure of some sort

# When it was not offensive for me to smile and laugh out loud

# When people say bless you when you sneeze and not run from you

# I wish for the yesterday when wearing mask to public places makes you a criminal and not the other way round

# When you walk into a public building with a mask and people will start running for dear life

# When wearing mask makes one a criminal

# I wish for the yesterday when we could come together with family and friends, just because we can and want to be together

# When we go to weddings and dance, laugh, sing, and cry with tears of joy

# When we could come together to celebrate birthdays, and blow out the candles with our breath and still share and eat it joyfully

# When we could travel hundreds of miles to go say a proper goodbye to our loved ones at funerals

# I wish for the yesterday when it was no crime to go the place of worship

# When we could sing, dance, and lift holy hands

# When we could lay hands on our brothers and sisters to pray for them and with them

# I wish for the yesterday when children could walk to school holding hands

# When kids look forward to the time recess in school

# When the school playground was filled with happy faces

# I wish for the yesterday when being a senior means spending quality time with my family

# When the retirement home was not a mini prison for my grandparents

# I wish for the yesterday when social distancing was an offensive word

# When ignoring my family and friends was offensive

# When it was not a crime, to mingle with family and friends

# When it was rude to ignore your friend and loved ones

# When it was not a crime to hug and love on each other

# I wish for the yesterday when we all look forward to Christmas with great excitements

# When children forward to grandma and grandpa visiting

# When we look forward to family reunion with great expectations

# When we look forward to that turkey dinner as if our life depends on it

# When the children just cannot wait for that morning tradition of opening theirs together

# Again when (social distance) - was a curse word and a taboo.

# This was our yesterday age

# Our uncivilized cultured of yesterday

# This was the yesterday of community and family

# The yesterday when each one loved one.

# Again, the yesterday when we were not afraid of our neighbours

# The yesterday when people look out for each other

# What happened to our yesterday?

# Where did our beautiful yesterday go to?

# Has anyone seen our yesterday?

# Oh, this was our precious yesterday we all took for granted

# This was many yesterdays ago –

# Please if any of you, see yesterday, tell her we miss her

# Tell her we are sorry for taking her for granted

# Tell her to please come back

# We have learnt our lessons

# Yesterday we all miss you like yesterday

Yours sincerely

The hard and unfriendly present

(And It Shall Still End In Praise)

John Oche Omale

God Bless