This was the beginning of a new year A year we thought would be filled with new beginnings New hope, new joy, new love Instead, we got an outbreak of a horrid disease Bodies dropping even more rapidly

Our hearts filled with fear instead of love Everyone filled with sadness, depression, and anger instead of joy The world was going in a nonstop spiral There were no new beginnings, even when the outbreak slowed down For the world was stuck in a chaotic spiral and so were we

There was one small thing that remained, Hope This was all we seemed to hold on to even through the police brutality We as a whole wanted the pandemic to end We as a whole believed it would stop one day We as a whole wanted a better future than living with masks No matter what we never let them go because we knew The whole world knew that it was the last piece of humanity we had Hope? U say, yes hope. Police brutality is what we have to blame, really ourselves The pain and suffering caused us to lose sight of our humanity Luckily for us hope is what’s left of it

JANUARY 6TH 2021

I am not at all surprised, to say the least,

These people act like animals but say we’re beasts,

They live their lives facing no repercussions,

Then turn around and put us in coffins,

What we did was exist in their world,

It’s our fault for the hate that they give,

It is unfair of course and it seems to be,

None of them see wrong, only people like me.

When we do it for a valid cause,

They kill us and exploit the flaws,

When they do it for unjust situations,

They’re just expressing themselves and we should have patience,

Honestly, I am tired of waiting,

We have been treated unjustly for generations,

We fight and fight but it doesn’t end,

It seems we have done all we can,

Still, we fight with all our might so our children do not experience,

The cycle of torture we endure from those who act imperiously.

Where do we go from here?

Where do we go now that our life is taken over by a virus?

Where do we go now that we can’t go outside without a mask?

Where do we go now that we can’t gather with our loved ones?

Where do we go now that people around us are dying from a fatal cough?

Where do we go now that our schools are shut down?

Where do we go now racism is at an all-time high?

Where do we go now when our president openly condones it?

Where do we go now that our Capitol can be walked into like a hotel?

With no reset button for our country I ask,

Where do we go from here?