SPRING 2020: Pandemic Poetry This issue of STRIPES is dedicated to the first responders, healthcare professionals, essential workers and families in the EB Tech community who have been affected by COVID-19.
QUARANTINE
by Ashton Marhevka Quarantine Depressing, Stressful Working, Sleeping, Worrying Mask, Gloves, Soap, Sanitizer Crying, Stressing, Slipping Tired, Frustrated Lockdown
TIME
by Andee Buchko Every second, every heartbeat The thing that one either dreads or desires is coming Sometimes when you least expect it And sometimes the ones who want it the least, suffer the most Living is a journey Mortality…
BY THE WINDOW
by Crystal Genthe Wondering, Pondering. Thinking, Dreaming. Wishing, Praying. Hoping, Crying. Falling apart. By the window.
TIME FILLER
by Crystal Genthe I scroll and scroll For hours on end. The time seems to simply Just Disappear. I don’t mind it for now, It’s not necessarily what I want, But I have nothing better to do. So I just…
TAKE ME BACK
by Crystal Genthe Take me back to when my life was normal. When I didn’t even have time to breathe. When I finally finished one project, And I was immediately onto my next. When I didn’t have so much time…
MOVE
by Crystal Genthe I want to move again. Feel the choreography flow through my body. Feel the basketball lay in the palm of my hand. Feel the burn in my eyes as I run to catch that ball. Feel the…
QUANTUM: AN ACROSTIC POEM
by Ruth Learn Questions left Unanswered. Although we search for the truth Nothing can ever be verified. Time shows itself to be an illusion. Uncertainty can only end if we look at oh-so Many worlds.
2020: A HAIKU
by Ruth Learn On the brink of war Then a pandemic; what’s next, Killer hornets? …oh.
QUARANTINE
by Manveen Kohli A Quailing Uneasy Aggravating Relentless Alienating Numbing Tiresome Insane Nightmare That never Ends