I am from masks here and there, they’re everywhere we go
From riots and injustice to racism and the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor
I am from having to social distance by staying feet apart at school and in stores.
I'm from the rise of police brutality.
I am from having to wear a mask for several hours straight, five days a week with no walk,
you can’t even talk.
I am from some people not wearing their masks in stores,
some people freaking out in other’s faces
to some coughing in people’s faces.
I'm from some people trying to remove a character from a kid show just because it's a cop.
I am from school being cancelled for 2 weeks
I am from having to stay at home and do online schooling/distance learning, to having to Zoom into classes.
I am from hand sanitizer – store-bought or homemade.
From people getting really sick from the Coronavirus and dying.
I am from lots of wildfires in California and Australia
I’m from 2020 election controversy and Kanye for President
I’m from cancelled anniversaries to funerals to school.
From concerts being postponed to 2021.
I am from unemployment striking swiftly from worker to worker
I am from a small business that is being closed because of COVID-19.
They are not getting many customers, so they can't pay their bills.
I’m from the 2020 Olympics getting moved to 2021,
from sports games and practices getting removed to no games at all.
I am from big weddings and receptions postponed; more small weddings,
From my favorite restaurants closing for only take out or delivery.
I'm from The Stock market that crashed
I am from the sad and tragic deaths of famous people - Kobe Bryant, Gigi Bryant, Juice Wrld, Pop Smoke, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Chadwick Boseman, Cliff Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Gale Sayers, Lou Brock, Tom Seaver, Nick Cordero, Al Worden, Roger Mayweather, Katherine Johnson, Rocky Johnson and Don Larsen, David Stern.
From the hurricanes sweeping the nation destroying everything in its path.
I’m from family and friends passing away and not being able to do anything
to honor them.
I’m from the Lebanon explosion.
I am from the Christopher Columbus statue in New London defaced and destroyed.
After years of dedication to this country, WWII veterans are now dying
I’m from being stuck at home all day for months, to being told “wear your mask!” “stay 6 feet apart!”
I'm from the lack of food at the grocery store.
I’m from toilet paper, Clorox wipes, and hand sanitizer shortages driving everyone crazy.
From the coin shortage to a worldwide pandemic.
From Trump attempting to ban TikTok,
with half our country yelling at him to stop.
I’m from movies and shows rescheduled or released digitally
From the tensions with Iran
From bats to pandemic poems
This is the world where we are all growing up.