a poem by Amanda Lopez-Castanon
Time wouldn’t feel like it was standing still
We would all be together, not fighting uphill
Clocks would move
Crowds together would be jockeying for position
Heads would look up filled with decision
Life would move
When a child is born we’d celebrate
If COVID wasn’t here to complicate
Clocks would move
There would be one less worry to trouble us
Finding just one small hope wouldn’t be part of the struggle for us
Life could move
If COVID Wasn’t