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The Storm (Poetry Collection)
The Monster
The pandemic was the first wave
Losing the people I love
In pain as I was grieving the living
Locked away in a room filled with silence
I got too close with my thoughts
I was on zoom when I got the call
Could barely speak, It was too hard to breathe
My throat felt like a tied knot
Tears fell down like pouring rain
Fighting with nurses
On my knees begging just so I could be able to see her face
Imagine the women who raised you, almost on her deathbed
Not being able to hold her hand or make sure she is okay
I had to answer that call
The call before her life would’ve been taken from her
Our memories were stuck on replay
And her voice sounded like a broken record
“I love you” would have been her last words
It felt like we were living in two separate worlds
Praying was the reason she was saved
Covid was a monster who lived inside my grandmother
A battle I wasn't able to fight
A war I am glad she won
But after so many breakdowns and long nights
The pandemic has taught me to be grateful for who is in your life
Don't let this monster get you too
Don't let the wave swallow you whole
My Birthday
I guess the weather outside changed that day
On this canvas of life, all I could see was black, white and gray
Thoughts spinning out of control, you would’ve thought I was a tornado
Anger turned into destruction, the truth made me a hurricane
Wind wasn’t the only presence that blew out my birthday candle
She pinched the flames out then made me go insane
Her birthday gift to me, was telling me that our eleven year friendship went down the drain
Loving her was loving two people at once, and I am not a good multitasker
But she said loving me was like drowning in a tsunami, and she hates natural disasters
My birthday was the first time I have ever put a face mask on
This was the day my life path changed and my old path was something I couldn’t get back on
She was a magician who practiced witchcraft on me
Her beautiful lies are what really scarred me
She said I ruined her life canvas but she knew I was never artsy
her anger turned into a wildfire and it destroyed my party
This pandemic was the reason my social battery died
She was the reason depression and I moved to a tiny room in the back of my mind
Covid was the reason my house became a prison
This storm taught me to be prepared for the things you don't see coming
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My name is Adrianna and I am a poet. These two poems are about a few hard moments in my life. Covid has changed me in many ways and these poems say a little bit about my experience. I hope you enjoy them!!