My Year Without Coronavirus - Hadi

I am here
Living my adolescence in my personal bubble
While the world is full of struggle
I haven’t hugged my friends since March
While the virus is at large
I am always feeling stuck with fear
This is what I would’ve done differently this year

I wanted to see the Weeknd on the stage
To watch Selena Gomez since she was all the rage

I wanted to go to Paris
Desired for a vacay in Las Vegas
I wished for a Disney World getaway
Since at the time it was my birthday

For halloween it could’ve been another friends’ bowling night
And a screening of Hocus Pocus for all the frights
I wished to see my school friends’ smiles at the hallway
Greeting teachers like its a regular school day

I would watch movies at the big screen
I would meet my friends in person for my sweet sixteen
I would visit the malls for a good old shopping spree
The best year of my life could’ve been 2020

But now I’m here with my social life limited to a screen
While I am trapped in stress and anxiety
Our futures now uncertain
While a deadly virus is lurking

Innocent lives have faded away
While time goes by day by day
Everyone’s trying to perfect their hygiene
While there’s no sight of a vaccine

The year 2020 is almost done
And I am here dreaming of a better 2021