" Pandemic" by Batul Raja
Behind every mask
Is a miserable figure
Within every person
Is a heart filled with fear
Some have lost their job
Others have lost their mind
Will this cruel time end?
For this virus has been unkind
Some have lost their parents
Others have lost their friends
It’s a fate worse than death
Will this heartache ever end?
Every day you stay up late
In the morning crawl out of bed
No riding to school today
Stare at the screen all day instead
You go out today
Stare at the empty streets
Your mask hides your tears
Your heart feels incomplete
You struggle to make ends meet
You just don’t know how to cope
You wish God would answer your prayer
You hold onto your hope
You can feel the loneliness in the air
The sick gasping for their breath
Their last minutes spent alone
No one to mourn their death
How long have we been house-bound?
This virus is everywhere
Every individual has the same question
Will there be an end to this nightmare?
But this virus hasn’t been all bad
It’s taught people to take a stand
And when the world is in despair
It’s taught them to lend a helping hand
"Fire" by Nikitha Muruga nagarajan
Friendships are like a fire
Burning with love
The happiness soars
Flies like a dove
The kindling is needed
From both sides
Continue spreading equally
Or else the fire dies
If someone is unhappy
Make them feel better
Insulting them more
Is like dousing it with water
And someone gives up
On this beautiful fire
Letting it burn
But the flames don’t get any higher
The fire is dying
Fix it quick
If you don’t
This friendship is at a risk
Fires are mutual
The flames might fight
But at the end
It’s going to be alright
"They/Them" by Riya Toro
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