Alarm goes off
It is time to get up
A few moments of quiet
Morning prayers
Words of encouragement
Hurry hurry
Get in the car
Holding my breath the whole drive
Praying my kids make it through the day without a phone call to come pick them up
Pull into the school
Stomach in knots
Have a great day
Wave and smile
A quick glimpse as they walk into the school
Heavy sigh
Keep them safe Lord (my quick prayer)
Another heavy sigh
Times have changed
Drop off used to be less stressful
Times have changed
This is our new normal
Quarantines
Contact tracing
Sent home
Isolation
We made it through another week
Whew
Next week, will we get that call
New normal
Go Away
Will our children ever again enjoy each school day
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