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
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When the blue light of your screen
Over takes
What was supposed to make your smile gleam
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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
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But do not let these factors define
The hunger inside you
That should always guide you
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Be resilient in your motions
Rising above commotion
And all of the notions that deprive you
Of being all you can be
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The idea of believing in far more
Often seems more attainable than doing so
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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