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Collected Item: “Covid-19 Experience”

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Covid-19 Experience

Tell us a story; share your experience. Or describe the item you are submitting. What does the object or story you've uploaded say about the pandemic, and/or why is it important to you?

poem
The world was fine,
Because we were all able to physically intertwined.
We were able to roam the streets freely,
Walk the park carelessly,
Praise in church effortlessly,
And enter our homes easily.
For the past year,
Livelihood has been invaded by a monster called covid-19.
The WHO has declared a world pandemic.
New protocols in place in order to win drastically.
We are told to stay indoors,
Wash our hands frequently and wear a mask when outdoors.
No more social gathering, visiting friends or family.
Life has become a solitary
If we disobey,
The monster virus will lend our life journey.
Thousands have been killed and millions affected.
It attacks the human lungs,
That makes breathing feel like misery.
Compared to the flu,
It makes one sneeze and cough,
With unbearable body pain.
We just got to keep praying that God keeps and protects us during this time.
Despite the introduction of a weapon vaccine to take control.
The frustration, anxiety and fear kicks in daily.
Still wondering when will life return to normalcy.

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I am sole creator

Use tags (separated by commas) to describe your story or documents. For example: Does it relate to a particular neighborhood? Does it relate to a particular aspect of the pandemic: school, work, family, hospital.

it relates to the aspect of pandemic

Give a date associated with this story or documents.

-2021-02-13

What is your affiliation, if any, with Brooklyn College? (e.g. Junior undergrad majoring in history; faculty in the English Dept; human resources staff member; alumni; community member; Brooklyn resident; etc.)

undergrad majoring in HNSC

If what you are submitting was created as part of a Brooklyn College class, please indicate the course code (i.e., ENG1010) semester, and professor:

HNSC 2100 professor : Margrethe Horlyck- Romanovsky spring 2021

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