The Time a Virus Stopped the World

It's crazy how so many people are in their houses, some alone, in a dome no place to go when you're all alone, Yet, some are together with friends or whoever. Having parties with all the warnings and lurkings of someone that could have the illness. And, the 24 million that have then regretted getting the virus.&nbsp; But now you're eating so much, are you even running? Time is going by and you're just sitting down slumping. You can't play? Their parents won't even let you say, "hey". You can't even wait until the day you can play. Is camp even coming? Can't wait until summer, yet now you're home with nothing to do. What do you even have to do?

It’s been pretty fine during this pandemic, I can still go outside, I can still play video games, I still have homework, everything is almost basically the same. The only thing we can’t do is eat in restaurants, go to theme parks, and the movies. At least I can still be with my family. People have it a lot worse than us Some people can only go outside one hour a day or can only go outside on some days and not others

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Staying home is safe. So we better take care of ourselves. Good thing we don't have to see all those bookshelves.

In Quarantine I will be trying to create a machine

In these boring days I always pray So everything gets better So I can go out and wear my sweater

When all this is over I am going to the car store And buy a Range Rover Good thing Is that I'm feeling like a king Bad Thing That we can't see our friends But we have more time for weekends

All people dying And their families crying These are really sad days I am trying to get amazed But it's hard

during quarantine days I am trying to get exercise to get "fly"

Please let this be over Because I will be able to ride my new Rover

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Isolated.. It's not fun, being isolated inside your home. &nbsp;You just get that feeling that you're gated inside a box. You just want to escape before getting insane. Getting used to those little specks and spots you have never seen before, and you keep seeing more. You just want to go into the fast lane. Skip it all. But you can't. You feel like it will never be like how it was. When you were with friends and just..free.. but you keep going. You obligated yourself to find something... instead of just not having a reason to get out of bed. You keep looking, but there is nothing. You realize how much friendship impacts your life. Friends are the one that makes you... you. They are people that are there for you all the time, but now they're not. By Joshua

Sitting here kind of bored&nbsp; My mom’s yelling for me to do chores I want to play my video games&nbsp; Cause life right now just isn't the same

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The eve before the first day of remote learning had my stomach in knots. I was praying that none of you would notice, hoping my face could remain positive, even if I felt like spiraling down Day 1: "Thank God for the internet," I whisper in my head. I saw hope in all of your eyes, you gave me strength to persevere, "Friends," you are so resilient! Even through a pandemic, you show up! Nothing stops your thirst for learning, I have never been more proud of you.

Day 2: "I can't wait to do this remote learning thing," I whisper in my head. I heard more chipper chat today, we're going to get through this, and my heart is full. Day 3: "We got this!" I say it aloud. "Friends," you are going to change this world, but I bet you already knew that. Day 4: "Being on quarantine is so isolating," I whisper in my head. I saw your lovely faces on the screen, I am not alone. My "friends" are amazing! They can do it all. RESILIENCE

Day 5: "Thank God for the internet," I yell before my Google Meet. I listen and watch on the screen. My students are game changers. My students are compassionate. My students are intelligent. My students are eager. My friends are part of a historical time in our lives. I hope none of us take this time for granted. You have your family, your friends, your teachers, and pets. Enjoy each moment, even when it's tough. I'll always cheer you on.

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Repetition By: Dylan Cumming

the same thing: wake up to get ready, go to google meets and do homework.

&nbsp;You start to ask why, why every day, the same thing.

&nbsp;Without innovation or interaction, there’s no point in what we’re doing.

but does a businessman or businesswoman do the same thing every day without change or do they innovate?

It’s like getting a group of people to work together on a big project even though they have never worked together before.

&nbsp;Does he innovate change and continue to advance what he does, and help change and impact the people around him?

But with the interaction, they would be more efficient and work to each other’s strengths.

Why so much needless repetition when we should be changing constantly and looking for interesting new ideas?

&nbsp;Now you might say that we need the knowledge to go into the working world and innovate

I exercise, I cook a steak,&nbsp; But I'm still bored for goodness sake These long days really seem to last Can't wait to see my friends and have a blast!

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It’s 11 AM As I finally wake up,&nbsp; I think to myself, what if COVID-19 didn’t exist What if some lady in China decided not to eat a raw bat&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I start to think about this more as I fall back asleep

I close my eyes again Now I’m with my grandma Laughing at all her jokes she makes that are unintentional Hugging her for hours&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Going to the market just to get my favorite ice cream

As I close my eyes I picture myself will all my friends, We are all together pulling an all-nighter like we normally do on weekends We’re laughing and putting on face masks per usual

Then I open my eyes Why is the world like this? Why do I want to go to school? Why am I sad to be alone, but on any other day I just want to be alone? Why do I want to see the people at school I don’t even want to be with?

Then I open my eyes To my empty room&nbsp; With all my 10 cups I refuse to bring downstairs I look at my overflowing trash can full of tissues from crying I just want to see my friends

My dad yells my name “Come down! We are watching our show!”&nbsp; The same show we have been watching for days now “Let’s go for a walk” I don’t want to I don’t have that energy even though I haven’t done anything today

I go back to sleep I wake up the next day remembering that I have school It’s 9:05 I rush to get online

I do my classes&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Do my homework Eat dinner Call my friends and tell them how much I miss them We are already planning what we are going to do the day we see each other

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I go to bed Repeat this cycle Over and over again I feel like a hamster running on a wheel Hoping one day, Very soon I can wake up and go be with the people I love

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During the Coronavirus I have been a little bored. I am not able to go to my friends house and I really want to. I don't really know what to do, I go on bike rides, and play football. I have been trying to read books, but haven't read any yet. On weekends I go outside, drive my&nbsp;remote control car, and go on the hammock. On weekdays, I do school, my homework, and when I am done if any my of friends in my neighborhood can go outside I go with them. I am running out of things to do during this pandemic and I am starting to get board, please give me something to do.

The Time a Virus Stopped the World

A Poetry Anthology by Mrs. Darden's 7th Graders- Class 3A

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