Shocking Silence
By Francini Zuniga Fonseca | From : Costa Rica | School : Bloomfield High School
I am from Covid 19
where suddenly our lives changed
it seems that the world has stopped
Everyone wonders what is happening
I’m from no matter the social class
poor, rich affected in the same way
the poor by necessity have to go outside to work, or to survive
the rich man can not go to eat at his favorite restaurant
the quarantine began
the uncertainty started
schools closed, I lost my job
we can not go out
how to forget being next to my mother, my brothers
in the living room, on a beige sofa sitting
in front of the television, watching the news
just listening… “do not go out if not necessary,
mask, keep 6 feet distance”
there was a shocking silence
but we said;
¿Qué está pasando?
I am from where many emotions start
fear, loneliness, sadness
watch the news again, every day
so many infected, so many deaths
every time it was getting worse!
During quarantine it was the same routine
day by day at home…
time stopped,
the hours, minutes, seconds passed slowly
It seemed that the days did not pass
my brothers, my mom and I
we did not lose hope
hope
that this was going
to end