The Power & Pain of Chores
The Power of Respect

The Power of I

       I desire an ending, an ending to all this madness. An ending to all the uncertainty, an ending to all the misconceptions, and a proper ending to the school year. I am lucky, and I realize that, for if we never appreciate that, our lives would be shrouded in self-pity, but I do miss Fenn. Though I always try to look at the bright side of this online schooling situation, it is definitely not the same. The sleep is nice though, after some time to think about it, I would definitely keep waking up at five and getting home at seven to just finish off my year at Fenn, even for a day. There were times that I was frustrated, looking too far at my years of high school I felt as if Fenn of weight around my leg and I was being forced to drag it along with me to the finish line, but with time to think, Fenn might as well have been at the finish line, cheering me along through my journey, just before tides get rough. But now there is online school, hindering me from the experience; now, the crowd has stopped cheering, and I am walking alone in silence. The grading is generally the same, I talk to generally the same people, the homework is better, but it is supposed to be the same, but it is different, in more ways than one.

 

I remember when I could go outside. I remember when I was scolded for being late to my bus, and not touching for touching the car door with my bare hands. Life beyond my window has now become taboo. Medical history in our family has proven the coronavirus to be fatal, and if one of us gets it, life will have turned to a dark page. One that I don’t wish to think of. My family’s way of copping has been one of zero tolerance, and it is almost strange to think there was a time physical contact wasn’t advised against. I know life will never go back to the way it was, at least not right away. I would assume the responsible people would look for a cure rather than just a decline in cases before they would consider ended quarantine. With that, I can say goodbye to my summer plans with full certainty, and most likely, a freshman term of high school.

I just want things to go back to how they were before when life was simpler.

 

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Fitz...

You were taking the words right out of my heart. You capture your thoughts in a beautiful way, and at least this is your testament to eternity. My son is very immunocompromised so we have to be very careful as well. To be blunt, it really pisses me off when people take social distancing lightly. Life will go on...

Max Troiano

Your first few sentences were quasi-poetic in their entrancing cadence, followed up skillfully by your metaphor of Fenn going from a weight to a supporter of your race.

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