poem

Emma Hoff, 8Bronx, NY Mad World 2020 Emma Hoff, 8 Locked In your own head, In fear That the grass will Turn different The minute You open the Door. That Flickering lights And a cloak Will greet you And everything Will attack your mind At once When you see What’s happening To other people. ‘Children waiting for the day they feel good’ And nothing seems right As everyone Cries Stressed Scared Or alone, as if floating. ‘Their tears are filling up their glasses’ And no one Comes along to comfort them, Because no one Is there. Everyone is holed up in their homes Out of trouble. ‘And I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take. When people run in circles it’s a very, very, mad world.’ Emma’s poem was submitted to our Weekly Flash Contest #20: to write a poem inspired by a song. It refers to Mad World, originally written and performed by Tears for Fears (1983) and covered by many other artists since.  

Alisa Zou, 12Concord, MA Coronavirus poem Alisa Zou, 12 Out there, Corona is probably having fun. But, We are struggling. Corona, Please stop attacking us. Look, I know what you are doing (For a virus), But This is a very Serious problem That I want you to Understand. Listen, We are Dying. Please go away. You are too strong to fight. Don’t make us stay six feet From each other For another second You know what I’m talking about, I know you do. Maybe you can spread in another world that’s made for You. This is a chance I made for you, Don’t make us go grab you By the heart. You won’t like it. Think about it, Okay? *** People! People! Corona’s Here! Keep clean! Is that clear? Wash your hands often! This is your land! Mask on! Around people you stand!