Untitled Photo by Angelo, Grade 11
I remember seeing you.
Sweet eyes and messy hair.
Oh how I miss adventuring, just us two.
When no one was sick and everyone was just there.
Now I watch the news, quite incredulous.
Bored and without a friend.
Oh, how I miss worrying about matters that were frivolous.
Sad and tired, when will this end?
Not to worry, though.
I’ll see you as soon as these streets open.
And I’ll bring all of my love for you in tow.
by Mirian, Grade 12
Untitled Mural by Myah, Grade 12
Quick, hurry up
Coronavirus, go away
Until then, you can’t go outside
All alone at home
Rest until it’s gone
Always wash your hands
Never touch your face
Then you watch the news
To see what happens next
Ignore the bad,
Think about the good
Not today or tomorrow,
But soon it will stop
Everything will be fine when it stops
by Serenity, Grade 5
“Self Portrait” by Zaylee, Grade 2
Oh, my Phone...
I was so happy
To see you fresh in the box
On Christmas day
Happily, Unwrapped
At first, I was thinking
Do I really need this?
But I started
To explore it more
It hit me...
All the time I spend on my phone
Really counts…
“North Bend, WA” by Bella, Grade 11
I've been having trouble writing so I thought if I thought enough I could think of a way to write you off
Maybe even call it a lost cost but I love you and that's the difference between like
You hold a place in my heart but not enough for me to have to think twice
I've been having trouble writing so I thought if I thought enough I could think of a way to write you off
Maybe even make it a soft fall but I loved you as in past tense even though you weren't asking to know but that's just how life goes
I've been having trouble writing so I thought if I thought enough I could think of a way to write you off
Maybe even let you know through a call or over coffee we used to share a venti toffee almond roast just to see who had the most to tell and who's secrets had the most value to sell
But that was when I loved you...
Again i've been having trouble writing so I thought if I thought enough I could think of a way to write you off
But it didn't work I just thought about our memories both good and bad
The ones with good laughs
And the days we crashed and clashed to the sound of our own thunder
The sound of the rumble struck us both with lightning until the grey clouds fade to white and we thought it was over
We were out of each other's sight...
For a week or a month I forget because you left me for my friend and one day it felt like ten years and not minutes
But I was the bad guy...
I've been having trouble writing so I thought if I thought enough I could think of a way to write you off
But you came back like my asthmatic cough
My medication isn't helping
It just brings me down more than you ever did
But that's ok...
Because I was having trouble writing so I thought if I thought enough I could think of a way to write you off...
And I did
I'll just say goodbye forever because as I thought my thoughts got deeper and told me to say it simply
I had been having trouble writing goodbye because I didn't want my fairytale story to die
But it did and so did my thoughts of you…
by Vaeh, Grade 11
“A Desolate Donation” by Jon, Grade 11
Can't go outside
Can't go to school
Can’t see our friends
Later again
And sometimes act like fools
Separation can be boring
Talking with your relatives
Assimilation is required
You cannot go outside
Have you gotten bored yet?
Or have you gone crazy?
Maybe you can’t stand your family
Either way, you have to stay
Untitled Photographs by Alice Bahr, Grade 6
by Mairead, Grade 5