As the evenings got darker
And the days got colder
We became closer
As the leaves were whisked away
We began online school days
And became inseparable
Every day we would play in my backyard
Just the six of us
Without a care in the world
We were affected by a global pandemic
But if you looked at our faces
You would see hope shining in our eyes.
-Lucy
Posted in response to the challenge PAST CONTESTS: Autumn '24: Writing. See Award Winners and All Submissions.
The school board tells us lies
Promising that they understand
Yet they don’t know
What it’s like
To live in a world
Where you are seen yet never understood
I would never admit it, but
I’m broken. I have lived through a hell you only see in your nightmares. I was born into a world of agony and have stayed silent on the darkest of nights.
There are many moments
Where I don’t feel
Deserving
Of the attention
Today I’m reminding myself
Of how far I’ve come,
All the years I’ve spent
Living in pain
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