Adriana's Poetry: A collection

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The sound of my phone alarm woke me up,

*beep beep*

I rose from my disheveled bed and rubbed my eyes,

Turning off the alarm

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The sleepiness I tried to blink away,

Ignoring the fact that I couldn't sleep a wink yesterday,

I yawned, sighing in frustration shortly,

I reached for my tablet to enter the online class.

Throughout the entire meeting,

I was occupied with many other things,

Barely understanding the lesson,

Chores, errands,

So many demands.

It wasn't even halfway through the day,

Yet I felt like I was going to collapse into a deep slumber any moment.

Juggling academics and life at home,

Was for sure so tiring,

My attention span seemed to shorten,

Moment after moment,

My batteries were drained.

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A ringing bell just outside of my door,

And the cold air pulled me from unconsciousness,

I climbed down a few steps from the top bunk,

My other roommates were already awake,

We greeted each other good morning.

After getting ready, I grabbed my backpack,

Dropped my things off on the classroom and hurried to the cafeteria to eat,

Their food is delicious as always.

Sitting face-to-face with my classmates and teachers,

My attention was fixated on the discussion,

The playful stares at each other when the teacher cracks a joke,

I also noticed we were more active than before.

The exhaustion from walking place to place,

Everything seems to move at a fast pace,

I could catch up somehow, though,

That same exhaustion slowly making me drift to sleep.

I couldn't quite understand why online classes were so much more exhausting than face-to-face ones,

But maybe it was because I was occupied with so many other things while simultaneously studying,

And my eyes were glued onto device screens,

While in face-to-face, there was immediate accommodation and feedback,

The activities were hands-on and we actually had to take initiative.

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