The Waves of COVID Ariella Kim

Waves are unexpected, unpredictable.

They come crashing down when you least expect, washing over the sandy beach.

Like waves, COVID is a rollercoaster: sometimes calm, but sometimes wild. When a thunderstorm comes,

waves can be big and crazy like a tsunami, crushing buildings, swallowing up people.

Sometimes though, they disappear. We relax, and relief enters the air. We don’t know that another one will hit soon, out of nowhere.

We’re all riding on the waves of this virus. In just one swift moment, we could get caught under it, trying to keep our heads above the sharp, cold water.

Some of us lifelessly drift deeper into the ocean, but most are able to swim back to shore.

Those who make it back to the beach look out into the water, and dream of a better time.

Dream of what used to be “normal.” Dream of things that seem impossible now, but could be possible in the future. Dream that all this will go away.

Ariella Kim, Grade 6 Saint Paul Academy – Upper School, Saint Paul Teaching Artist: May Lee-Yang