Reading and Writing Our Way Forward
Hope-Alicia Garcia![]() Out of nowhere a virus came And took us by surprise All the schools and stores closed for the night A night that has lasted months with no end in sight Maybe even a whole year So many of us filled with fear But we came together At the most unlikely time Knowing this will change our lives forever We know we’re in it together We are staying home We are alone together We still have hope Doing DIY’s Cooking with each other Creating delicious meals Sometimes getting in our feels Discovering things we didn’t know we could do “Wait I can draw! That's new!” Creating new playlists Starting new YouTube channels To pass the time To spread the joy Even though it might be weird With the streets so clear We have to remember Things are going to go back to normal soon But for now we are playing video games till noon Holding onto hope that we will come out of this soon Keeping our heads high and our minds strong What Have I Become- Celine Gonzalez![]() I look so different Why did it happen? My shaven hair My visible smile My bubbly attitude I finally feel better about myself When I look at the mirror I like what I see It makes me happy It could just be quarantine But I like what I become Even though I never thought it would happen. Outside-Celine GonzalezWhat is that in the window? Is that the sun? It looks so new yet familiar. The fluffy clouds, The swaying of the trees, And the warm breeze makes my heart light up with joy. I would love to breathe in the clouds Feel the sun beam in my face But yet, the curtains are drawn. That world I once knew is now gone It’s too far away to get a grasp of it Yet, it is so close to be in it It was such a beautiful sight! It’s too bad I might not see it again Why? Because it is outside. Isolation-Celine GonzalezI’m in a place that was my heaven and it's my dull hell Trapped here and can never escape Many ways to leave, but can never go Stuck in a maze that is my home And everytime I lay asleep, I try to talk in the world of silence that is my dreams But they only respond with, “We are fine! No need to worry!” But they don’t care that the silence and the darkness is consuming us All they care about is trying to survive beneath the four walls They don’t care about the hidden abyss they will find They just want to see if they will live for one more day It is what I call Isolation. Video Games-Celine GonzalezIt always puts a smile on my face Even though I rage a bit It’s oddly addictive Is it hurting or helping us? I don’t care, they will always be close to my heart A fantasy universe where you have a quest to complete Or a deeper story to find No matter which one, it makes you want to forget the cruel reality that is life But the best part is to restart Either to replay memories Or have a different story path And we just want to live in that beautiful fantasy But we can never restart Because we aren’t in a video game. Dear Covid-19,We never knew about you,
We thought you never existed, But here you are now. Spreading lies on when you will leave, Breaking people from the inside out, The murders you committed,the lives you stole. All we have is hope, But you might never go, Maybe you will never leave. Even if you do leave, there’s a chance you might come back. In your nightmares, Celine Gonzalez Comments are closed.
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