Whirlwind 2021

Whirlwind
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The deafening silence
The quietest it’s ever been
Lonely hallways
Arrows on tiles
To direct, to lead
Uninviting
No one to avoid
No one to annoy
No one to greet
Only idle halls
Array of lockers
Stand tall against the walls
Untouched
Undisturbed
Spiders call them home
Is this some kind of spell?
A trance in fairytales?
Graffiti art talks
“It’s safe to be smart”
Empty Hallways
By Anika Z.
And in these hallways
Excellence thrives.
Today, yesterday, and months
before
No sound of clicking heels
No suits bustling of selfimportance
No knowledge in satchels and
bags
Someday I know we’ll cramp
these spaces
We’ll switch phases
And see bright faces
Dark times slowly leave
A new day soon to break
We’ll flock again
In these empty hallways
Our very happy places
School Building
I am a school building
I hear the laughs of children big and small
I see buses drive away into the traffic
I want all the students to feel safe inside
I see people run into the front doors’ seconds
before the bell rings
I want all the students to pass their classes
I am a school building
I want 7:30-2:00 pm to last forever
I am a school building
I feel excited that in-person learning is finally here
I dream of teachers and their students connecting
I try to stand tall on this bright and early day
I hope kids who continue to learn online are doing
okay
I am a school building
~Amina K.
The Journey of Me ~Amelie L.
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