Images: A Literary & Visual Arts Magazine 2020

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Cierra Halphen

Surviving A Pandemic

Weeks and days go by as the stay-at-home order remains in place No family visits, meeting with friends are out, staying inside everyday makes me want to scream and shout The whole world is going crazy by hoarding groceries and different brands of tissues but when I need to shop for my house, I get looked at like I have issues Stocking up on sanitizer, masks, Lysol, and meat Making many people walk around feeling nothing but defeat People go through life thinking they are strong enough to handle anything that comes their way When all you must do is take it day by day Being separated from the people you love can be a real hassle especially when you find out that loved one is sick Uncles, aunts, cousins, and close friends become infected with the virus you never believed in Panic starts to rise inside of your chest and all you can do is hope and pray for the best Reading about all the people who are dying from the virus makes my heart ache this cannot be what is meant when someone says “Make America Great� I wake up every day worried about the safety of my family, friends, essential workers and non Wishing that one day the good news would be that the virus is gone

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