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Eden Wilson

8th Grade • Skinner West Elementary

God only knows how much trouble moving has been. Over and over apart from old friends Of course, a pandemic just had to come! Great. To Loneliness and longing for familiarity I seem to succumb Every time I get used to something it seems to go.

Has nothing here been truly mine? Actually, it seems before I was doing just fine. No. I’m here now, and it’s actually much better Good thing I can pray, like writing a letter Only then I feel like I have a grip Under all of the smiling, I feel like I’ll slip. Thank goodness one day I found some calm So then I can focus on what’s going on

Good things are happening every day Real-life was calling while I was away Of course, I should call back, if only I knew how Ultimately I’ll figure it out, but I want to know now People are there for me, I just need to reach them

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My friends are not near now, nor were they near then Everyone is at home....

Then, I open my laptop to find a community Everyone sitting in chats, just waiting for me Xeroxed on to my screen are all my friendships They are right there, ready to talk, even

Counting some of the kids that I blocked! All the last 7 months feels swallowed with joy Love is in each message for me to employ Lasting friends aren’t limited to distance

Zip! They are there for you in every instance Over this time I’ll never forget Only few know that we shouldn’t let Mere distance take us and make us its pet.

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