Tag Archives: Coronavirus

BEST TEEN POET WINNER

CORONACATION Usually I pick at my nails until raw skin is revealed;But, I painted them blue this week.Last week they were purple,And the week before, yellow.The couch has a permanent dip in the middleFrom where I’ve glued myself all day—For … Continue reading

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Where is the future?

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Has the world stopped?

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The World is Asleep

THE WORLD IS ASLEEP The colosseum is empty nowWe are full of uncertaintyCenturies could passAs everything around usFalls to ruin Rome is quiet We are our own undoing Maybe people will sing from the windowsMaybe we will all rememberThe sinful … Continue reading

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The New World

THE NEW WORLD A blood-red sky looms over EdenThe clouds cannot cry anythingBut ash The grass disappearsFires rage with insatiable greedAs the land bleeds life into the unseen ocean They are beyond emotion The flames rise to praise a dark … Continue reading

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Corona.

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