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Kimberly Hickman

"A Short poem on resilience and learning in the era of covid-19"

When at night time 

The street lights 

Begin to feel more like your sunshine 

Let the luminescence fill your day 

Trust me, that is okay 

When the blue light of your screen 

Over takes 

What was supposed to make your smile gleam 

And killing the time seems more right 

The vacant seconds even divine 

Until suddenly the seconds become the present 

Not feeling so much like a gift 

May you overcome this hurdle of time 

Letting it be what pushes you past the finish line 

But do not let these factors define 

The hunger inside you 

That should always guide you 

Be resilient in your motions 

Rising above commotion 

And all of the notions that deprive you 

Of being all you can be 

The idea of believing in far more 

Often seems more attainable than doing so 

But in these moments of isolation 

We have learned not to let the crashing of waves Feel like destruction 

Rather than a way to move mountains 

An opportunity of progression

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