Poems written during the COVID-19 quarantine
SCORES students have continued to create poetry during the Bay Area’s shelter-in-place orders at home with their families, online with the guidance of their coaches, and through poetry prompts at SCORES U. The following three poems were created from two simple prompts: Who I am. and Everything Right Now With Me.
Who I am
By Enrique M.
Today my name is Enrique
Yesterday I felt like a koala because I was always sleepy.
Today I am a dinosaur because I am mad.
It makes me mad that I can't play with my friends.
I will be supportive of my family and friends and understand that this will not last forever.
Later I will be a bear because they are strong and I want to also be strong.
After I want to be a leaf because I want to float in the sky so I can visit other places.
Who I am
By Isabella C.
Today my name is Rainbow.
I feel like I have mixed feelings, and mixed emotions
I pretend to be the sky, watching everyone from above, making sure there safe and healthy.
Yesterday my name was sloth, to lazy to move around, might as well just stay on the ground.
I saw myself counting sheep, just trying to fall asleep.
Isabella means respect, because it’s important to respect yourself, and anything you come across.
Tomorrow my name will be sunshine, the sun will rise into the blue skies. I will enjoy my day in a successful way.
I will erase this virus from my way, and make sure it never happens any day.
I will never let any hard obstacle in life get in my way, because I know that I am BRAVE!
“Everything right now with me”
By David M.
I am dreaming for playing with a friend.
Dreaming for playing soccer against a different school.
I am dreaming for COVID-19 to have a cure.
I am imagining playing outside, imagining staying at a sit down place with my family.
I am imagining getting out of the house and go to school to see friends.
I am dreaming that I can do anything and everything with my friends and family.
Dreaming that I can go out and take a walk with my family.
I am dreaming I can talk to people in person rather than on a computer.
Dreaming I am at a sit-down place where I can eat different things or even try new things.
I am hiding from getting corona virus.
Hiding from being with other people.
I am hiding from playing with my friends.
I am hiding from talking to friends at my school in real life.
I am hiding from other family like my grandparents and my cousins.
I am learning how to be responsible.
Learning to make food. Learning to like food that I don’t like.
I am learning be by myself but with only with someone upstairs
Learning how to get better on games.
Learning to do new exercises with new equipment.
I am getting used to doing homework.
I am getting used to doing online schooling.
Getting used to watching TV or on my iPad.
I am getting use to rhythm with my hands and fingers.
Getting use to making food for the family and for myself.
I am getting better on math and geometry.
I am getting better on language arts and spelling.
Getting better at playing games.
I am getting better on turning in homework on time.
I am getting better on making food.
Getting better on doing online schooling.
I am getting worse with exercise.
Getting worse with reminding myself don’t eat the snacks.
I am getting worse with reminding myself I should not be bored.
I am getting worse with doing things by myself.
I am getting worse with throwing things away on my own.
I don’t like being alone. I don’t like staying home all day.
I don’t like not playing soccer with my friends.
I don’t like online schooling.
I don’t like corona virus.
I don’t like being bored.
I don’t like not playing in soccer matches.
I don’t like geometry.
I can be a better person.
I can do things on my own.
I can cook my own food. I can help. I can be responsible.
I can do things that other people can’t.
I can still laugh and play by myself.
I can be bored.
I can be independent.
I can be trusted.
And I can continue to pray for corona virus to go away.