Pandemic Poetry I

Iyannah Elliot

Quarantine Restrictions

Unknown isolates

Average rises

Respiratory viruses

Abrupt rises

Normal confinements

Treated patients

Incurable sickness

Noxious Symptoms

Extreme complications

Ashley Ako-Larbi

I Never Thought

I would have never thought that I’d miss the feeling of sitting on the bus

Praying in my mind that I wouldn’t be late or that more people wouldn’t get on

I never thought that I would miss interacting with other people besides my family

Wishing for once that they wouldn’t stop talking endlessly about useless things

I never thought that something that I used to wish for would be so boring

The thought of staying home and never having to go out seemed like heaven to me

I never thought that quarantine would be as boring as this.

Katelynn Andujar

Hybrid Poem

Just a few days)

Just a few days the school said

It’s been 10 months over 290k dead

My days are blending together

My mind as bad as the weather

Wear a mask the news always seems to mention

Creating a godly amount of tension

Oh God please stay inside

The bad thoughts come rushing out of my mind

Why does this make me feel like we are running out of time?

Now 6 feet is the length of safety

Just get to class now don’t be lazy

Messages from my friends constantly being left on read.

But it’s just a few days just like they said

Adassah Hall

2020 Sucked

2020 sucked

More than having a buck

It was like driving a big truck

I made the softball team

And wanted to scream

When I didn’t get to play,

My sky was grey.

Quarantine lasted more than 6 months

And had us all in the dumps.

Annoying siblings

Equaled more drillings.

Online school was easier

I got sleepier.

Summer was bust.

It left us in the dust.

I didn’t get to go to a pool.

That was uncool.

I didn’t get to go to a lake,

But we had more time to bake

I didn’t get to go to the Big Apple,

That was a hassle.

Didn’t get to hang out with my friends

And take a picture with a big lends.

2020 sucked.

More than having a buck.

Tend’re Armstrong

Hybrid Learning

Learning through a screen

Is much harder than it seems

You fall asleep

Or just space out while staring at a screen

You get caught up in family drama

Phones, or tv

Then struggle to catch up again

And end up with a C

I try my best to turn in work

And keep myself inline

I struggle with one thing and that is

Sending it on time

I don't ask for help

I figure it out

I myself don't even know why

For some reason this brain of mine

Will stop with just one try

But now i see what happens when I take my precious time

I hate to see my mothers face when I fall out of line

So work your hardest

Check again

And keep yourself engaged

You’ll thank yourself in 3 years when you walk across the stage