I wasn’t getting any closer to the masterpiece ...
I had always envisioned; it’s a cacophonous collision
Losing someone noncommittal, love so brittle—I went insane
Trying to remain civil enough to find patience in madness and
Peace in sadness
The Miami I grew up in is gone
No more random doodles of chalk on the sidewalk
Or children laughing, running, riding by
The familiar rhythm of quick cash and candy crinkling in their pockets
In just a few months, everything has changed; no one even goes outside
We divide and we hide and we stand far behind
‘Cause we can’t cross the six-feet lines
I threw away my emotions like crumpled paper
Knowing I still had them to deal with later
Switched up the tempo, I had to let go of the things I used to know
In the headache and stress, I lost my cool
But strangely, now I miss going to school
The normal ruckus of my boisterous peers, of random cheers
I miss the rumors and gossip that I heard but never cared about
Walking down the halls and up the stairs
The sound and friction of moving chairs, pencils scribbling
Basketballs dribbling, squeals and laughter that were never my own
But now I’m here at home
George Floyd, Brianna Taylor, so many others lost their lives
Black anger and colored grief took to the streets
Marching far, waving signs, forgetting systemic racism
Has always been by design, it’s not benign
This strum of blood-stained strings vibrates away horrendously
Riots, screams, quarantines
My blood runs cold, ‘cause I know what it means
Every day the word “COVID-19” find its way into my feed
Plaguing the media, echoing on TV
But fear is the real pandemic; bred by science and suspicion
On the global scale of flawed conviction
Masks plastered against our faces as hysteria chases the future
Rushing every moment until peace itself is stolen
It took me months to adjust to the empty stress that’s house arrest
Watching hours pass, ticking by like a metronome
Climate change; it fluctuates like dynamics, causing panic
Hoping to weather the storms of a past that’s always haunted us
Blasting full thrust into our hearts as prejudice crawls its way back into society
Though it never left, it’s worse than ever, but many think things are better
Now that Biden fills the spot where Trump once stood
Building walls with baleful calls masked by thunderous applause
Such a noble cause, many think
Drinking from the wine of ignorance
Hearing about jabs of man-made pestilence
Claiming safety without evidence
Distracting us from the bold craft that is Black excellence
Our views always shift when we fail to acknowledge that we are gifted
Though the curses of hatred have not been lifted, we have reason to hope
Remember our convalescence through recrudescence
Sing through hysteric harmonies and elegies
Strike memories and melodies on every chord
Cling to every chorus, sing on for us
I gaze beyond the world through these windows in my face
The life I once knew is no more; so, I make new beginnings
Without tears brimming or my head spinning
Or my ears ringing, but my heart singing
Where waterfalls trickle through the cracks
Clear, crisp cooling calms the craze
And horizons bleed gold over oceans
Sunsets melting over mountains
Sunrises bursting through the clouds
A realm where tranquility rivals fateful inevitability
In chance my choice is giving me
This “new normal” is horrible
But I’m adjusting willingly.
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2022-04-25 17:04:37Z
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