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Virus

Imagine you are talking to the coronavirus (hypothetically, you know, if a disease could talk). What would you say to it? [Challenge created by NiñaEstrella; photo credit: United Nations COVID-19 Response, Unsplash]

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Oct 23
essay 0 comments challenge: Virus

Dear Corona....

Dear Corona...

Hey it's me,

I've noticed you decided to hang around. Great. I don't know if you noticed, but your killing people. And the people your not killing are still dying just not in the way you think. Because of you, people have to distance and never see the people they love. We can't go anywhere! Its sad that when I got to go to the grocery store again, it was like some big adventure! You are ruining peoples lives and you don't care. People are depressed and scared to death. Thanks for the visit but we don't want you here. We are done with all the pain you conflict on us. We will never be the same again. THERE IS NO MORE "NORMAL" BECAUSE OF YOU! Normal is gone now. We won't get to go back to the way things were... Please leave.

Just leave.
 
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Posted: 10.23.20
Oct 13
poem 0 comments challenge: Virus
queenlalaladaisy's picture

If you could speak you would lie: a letter to the virus

You are a knot in my hair
Fog in the air
A bruise on a pear

You breathe not oxygen 
But death 
'Why do you do it’ I say 
The reply ‘I enjoy taking lifes as I may’

Do It For Fun 
You  take for greed 
No matter if we beg and plead



You take and you take
 you big lousy fake 
You pass like a ghost
In this contaminated air
Spreading your stinky stench without a care

They may think it is  a cold 
Oh no
It is much to bold



Suit yourself 
You’ve been told

 
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Posted: 10.13.20
Oct 02
rant 0 comments challenge: Virus
eqiu27's picture

Virus

Dear Coronavirus,

    Just one thing, why? Why are you here? Why do you like attacking us? The whole world. I know some people in this world aren’t treating the world well but no need for revenge. We didn’t want you to come. Why this year? I actually wanted to have a good year and restart. When I say restart, I mean not to wear a mask everywhere I go outside of my house and social distance from people. I wanted to enjoy life but now you took it away from me.
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Posted: 10.02.20
Oct 01
poem 0 comments challenge: Virus
molly.sargent's picture

Why Now

Why Now?
Why couldn't you come years ago?
Why do you kill all these people who deserve life?
Go away please!
You are not wanted and we just want you to leave!
Can you go?
Please?
When will you go?
What else will you put us through?
Why now?
 
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Posted: 10.01.20
Sep 30
poem 0 comments challenge: Virus
Musiclover13's picture

Well, here we go

Well, here we go.
In a pandemic.
Not only in a pandemic,
Protests all around,
shootings,
violence.
What can I do?
People are getting sick,
getting hurt.
Which one is worse?
If it's possible,
when will the world go back to 'normal'?
As normal as it can get. 
I don't know how I can help,
but I know I can.
Somehow.
So can everyone.
We can all be part of this. 
This virus.
Evil.
Well, here we go.
Scientists are working on a vaccination,
And we will keep protesting for what's right.
Whether it's for lgbtqia+ rights,
or black lives matter,
or anything.
Well, here we go.
This poem might be a bit too intense,
But it's important to know this.
-MLover13
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Posted: 09.30.20
Sep 29
fiction 2 comments challenge: Virus
Addyson.holzer's picture

It's Not my Fault

How could you do this? Why did you do this?

I had no choice. There are too many of you. Filling up every inch of this planet. You are killing the Earth with your power plants and trash. You are stealing nature and turning it into things to please yourself. These things are not yours to take. This was a beautiful world but you are slowly killing it so I must get rid of you before you ruin everything. If you continue I fear there will be nothing left. So you see it's not really my fault. It's yours. It was so easy to do. Humans aren't very good at protecting themselves from the virus. You're always arguing and can never agree on anything. You like to gather in your little groups and just have fun instead of protecting each other. Some of you have the right idea but others just won't listen.

When will this end?
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Posted: 09.29.20
Sep 29
poem 0 comments challenge: Virus
goldfish2020's picture

when will it end

what are you?

why are you doing this?
what is your motive?
what do you want ? 

hurting people is evil so why do you do it? 
why are you preventing kids from going to school? 
why are you kicking people out of their homes? 
 
you are keeping us stuck in side
why?
Is there any real hope?

when will this living nightmare end?
or will it ever? 

 
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Posted: 09.29.20
Sep 20
poem 0 comments challenge: Virus

Microscopic

What are you doing?

You're hurting innocent people,
and they blame each other
for things that you did.

Some people don't believe in you,
how does that make you feel?

You've hurt people
and caused them pain,
but you've also
brought them together.

You've started moral debates
and internet wars,
does it make you happy?

You're a virus,
you don't have feelings,
you're just trying to stay alive,
but personifying you
is somehow theripudic.

I want to yell at you,
but I can't even see you.

You laugh at me,
protected by invisibility,
a microscopic enemy.
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Posted: 09.20.20

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