Seth, 15 – Hartford CT

In the past month my life has changed

I continue to wake up with hope that it may be a dream

But nothing has changed

I get to stay home from school which is something every child complains 

But now that I’m home everyday

I apologize for my complaints

I now realize that I took life pre-quarantine for granted

Not being able to write essays or play basketball for the school team

Has left me clueless on if i’m right or left handed

For any teacher I’ve ever annoyed I apologize for my antics

And I appreciate you for giving me so many chances

Life without going outside has been tough

My brain needs to experience the outside world and

Social media is not enough

My new reality is pretty rough

This is my new life

Nothing I feel nothing most of the day

I’ve seen every funny video,

Every movie, listened to every song, played every video game

And now besides online school, I have nothing look forward too

Sometimes, I take hours to do an assignment 

I can do in probably 30 minutes just feel like I have something to do a little longer

Just to feel like I’m making my brain a little stronger

After all my work is done my brain just wonders 

It wonders in an abyss of hopes that the pandemic will end soon and what I’ll do once it’s over 

To deal with my new life

I just visualize doing all the things that I love

And watch memories in my camera roll 

And sometimes facetime a friend or two

Is this my new life?

Maybe this is my new life

Seth, 15 – Hartford CT

In the past month my life has changed

I continue to wake up with hope that it may be a dream

But nothing has changed

I get to stay home from school which is something every child complains 

But now that I’m home everyday

I apologize for my complaints

I now realize that I took life pre-quarantine for granted

Not being able to write essays or play basketball for the school team

Has left me clueless on if i’m right or left handed

For any teacher I’ve ever annoyed I apologize for my antics

And I appreciate you for giving me so many chances

Life without going outside has been tough

My brain needs to experience the outside world and

Social media is not enough

My new reality is pretty rough

This is my new life

Nothing I feel nothing most of the day

I’ve seen every funny video,

Every movie, listened to every song, played every video game

And now besides online school, I have nothing look forward too

Sometimes, I take hours to do an assignment 

I can do in probably 30 minutes just feel like I have something to do a little longer

Just to feel like I’m making my brain a little stronger

After all my work is done my brain just wonders 

It wonders in an abyss of hopes that the pandemic will end soon and what I’ll do once it’s over 

To deal with my new life

I just visualize doing all the things that I love

And watch memories in my camera roll 

And sometimes facetime a friend or two

Is this my new life?

Maybe this is my new life