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Tag Archives: Reflections on COVID-19
We
“We are, and always will be, humanity.”
A Message
“This is going to blow over in a month, I thought, just like the flu comes around every winter.”
Canceled
“‘In times like this, we will abide by our motto to function in disaster and finish in style.'”
We’re Stronger Together, A Poem
“The more people who work to defeat this,
Then the stronger we will be”
Peace
“The first petals of Spring have arrived,
but no one dares to admire their glory”
A Covid-19 Personal Essay
“Governors and the President both had daily briefings about the virus and how they were working to fight it.”
The Diaries of Privilege
“I’ve got to switch out my pillows soon though; they’re giving me neck pain. I wonder how the homeless are doing.”
Carrying On in the Dark and Lonely Hour
“It was an emotional relief whenever I cried, but at the same time a giant tree breaking from the impact of this storm was at the brink of crushing me.”
And You Feel Like a Child
“your ceiling
is your sky, and Now
becomes engulfing”
A New Normal
“After the first few days, the excitement wears off and it’s just pure boredom. No highs or lows, just a long, long straight line.”
How to Help the Helpers
“It matters not,
Whatever you bought,
It need not be a lot”
The Future
“And we’ll think, Why didn’t we do something? Why didn’t we stop when we knew we should’ve?”
COVID-19 Through the Eyes of a Teen
“To kids in New York, it begins with the outdoors. To venture outdoors is sometimes a risk not worth taking.”
Beyond the Walls
“Desperate for restful sleep
Beyond these walls, disconnect so deep”
And So The Sun
“The world is just like a sun
That will not set
When will the world
Ever rest?”
If I Had Known
“I would’ve told her that I was proud of her”
A Collection of My Quarantine Feelings
“I broke up with my girlfriend over the phone. I cried for the first time since my basketball season ended.”
Silver Linings of Self Quarantine
“The situation provides a chance for more challenge, creativity, and strength for more targeted interests.”
The Small Branches on the Oak Tree
“Uncertainty aside, we all know what we want to happen. Undeniably, we all want life to go back to what it was before.”
Waiting for a Bounce
“You wonder if a small part of someone dies when they lose a loved one.”
Hello Coronavirus
“How do I comprehend this chaos?”
Pandemics and Poker
“Separation becomes isolation
The few feet of space now a void of unknown”
Separate, Together
“For the overworked, recognition
For the jobless, hope”
Your Voice
“Write. Make your voice be heard.”
Silver Linings
“Spending this past month with my sisters has made me realize how lucky I am to have them.”
Beautiful Fragility
“Science will pull through, vaccines and hydroxychloroquine and whatnot. Still, our vulnerability began to frighten me; who is really in charge?”
What I Hope I Sound Like Through a Gramophone
“we shared an ice cream, by the shore
and then i found that i much preferred
your presence only in pictures”
Letter to a Future Generation
“2020 was supposed to be our year – how could it have gotten so bad so soon?”
Numb
“to be deprived of emotion or the lack of sensation”
Light in the Darkness
“There is an opportunity before us,
and we can use this time to change.”
How COVID-19 Has Affected My Life: A Reflection on How It’s Going
“Tests are on the computer. Work is on the computer. Everything, it seems, is on the computer.”
Thoughts and Conceptions: COVID 19
“My community is located about an hour’s train ride from New York City, the current epicenter of the nation’s panic.”
Waiting for the Dawn
“Hushed, they wait in silence
Waiting for the sun”
A Teenager Living Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
“Many people around the world are working collectively as a whole to find a vaccine to this terrible virus.”