2020 is the scariest story

*crudely fitted to the tune of “We Didn’t Start the Fire”*

Tease of war with Iran, impeachment of the D man. Shady calls with Ukraine, Democrats in mental pain.

Britain jumped the Europe ship, royals say they wanna quit, Australia’s in the bushfires’ grip, Koala’s take a hit.

Mumblings of a plague, Kobe Bryant meets his grave, Trump’s acquitted, heard no witness, “It was all a dem hoax!”

We didn’t start the fire, it was always burning since the year’s been turning

We didn’t start the fire, no we didn’t light it but we (some of us) tried to fight it

February’s pretty tame, but March makes sure to bring the pain. Italy’s the first to drown, but soon the US is the clown.

Covid forces lockdowns, Zoom rises in renown. The president screams “liberate!” as the virus still proliferates.

Joe Biden is the nominee, Bernie takes a knee. The centrists win the day, but liberals are here to stay.

“Its all a democratic hoax! Its China’s fault! Its only kills the old!” Restrictions rise with case counts! Masks become a battleground!

We didn’t start the fire, it was always burning since the year’s been turning.

We didn’t start the fire, no we didn’t light it but we (some of us) tried to fight it

One crisis is not enough, as 2020 likes it rough. Senseless killing, “vigilantes,” can’t really find any justice.

Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Rayshard Brooks, Daniel Prude, Trayvon Martin, the list just keeps getting longer.

Police Brutality in America, talk of getting rid of cops, reckoning with systemic racism, but real reforms we fail to christen

Protests across the nation, most are peaceful but some turn violent. Police use force, Trump tweets “order!” the (original) message falls on deaf ears!

We didn’t start the fire, it was always burning since the year’s been turning

We didn’t start the fire, no we didn’t light it but we (some of us) tried to fight it

Summer hits, lockdowns lift, the virus is not slowing down, but restrictions make people frown.

Kim Jong-Un dies, wait no, that was lies

Toppling statues, kpop trolls, Trump gets a boost in the polls. A new wave is on the way, Florida says it’s beach day.

Russian bounties on U.S. troops, Trump ignores the scoop. Fake news, half truths, what the hell is real?

We didn’t start the fire, it was always burning since the year’s been turning

We didn’t start the fire, no we didn’t light but we (some of us) tried to fight it

Explosion in Lebanon, where has the Postal services’ money gone?

SpaceX carries astronauts, Trump says mail in voting’s fraught

Expanded unemployment dries up, there no plan Congress will back up

The census is cut short, job gains abort, Isias ramps up, crisis all the time!

We didn’t start the fire, it was always burning since the year’s been turning

We didn’t start the fire, no we didn’t light but we (some of us) tried to fight it

Remote learning through the Fall, clashes over football. Ginsberg dead, court turns red, will the Dems add extra heads?

First debate so irate, amount of interruptions great. Stand back and stand by, Hunter Biden used to get high

The President tests positive, remorse it does not give him. Regeneron into Don, campaign before quarantine is done

Uncertain transfer of power, tensions getting louder, counting past midnight, possible supreme court fight, what is happening in three daaaaaaaaayyysss?!?!

We didn’t start the fire, it was always burning since the year’s been turning

We didn’t start the fire, no we didn’t light but we (some of us) tried to fight it

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Last Halloween, I wrote about the only possibly paranormal experience I’ve ever had, so this year I didn’t really have anything to go off of unless I tried to write a scary story from scratch, which isn’t exactly my strong suit. But then I remembered that we’ve all been living in a scary story for the past 10 months, one far more likely to keep us up at night than any fiction about ghosts or zombies or the like. 2020 is the scariest story, so all we really need to spook us this Halloween is to remember just a handful of the things we’ve all been through this year.