Time Will Tell
Writing and Art by Alexis Grusby (‘22)

I want life to be normal. 
I can’t help the feeling in my chest 
when I see photos from March
or my friends on the other side of a street
that I can’t cross. 

It’s slowly filling me with emptiness
An hourglass
Sand trickling out
Leaving nothing behind. 
Maybe it’s selfish-
I should be grateful 
for my health and wellbeing 
Yet I feel empty.

I’m a broken record on repeat
Sleep, eat, zoom
Sleep, eat, zoom
There is nothing to look forward to 
Is it really that selfish to want my old life back? 

Yet I’m learning. 
I’m growing. 
I’m living through a period of time that will be in history books
I’m teaching myself new things every day
I’m standing up for what I believe in. 
And despite wanting normalcy,
something about this year has changed me
hopefully for the better.