Students at Brockton High School had been rehearsing for the opening of their big musical, Grease, last year when the pandemic hit.
Hannah Myriam Baptiste was a junior, and like her fellow thespians, she was crestfallen when word came that the school would close and the show would not go on.
Here s a portion of a poem Baptiste wrote, reflecting on her experiences, as part of the WBUR series Pandemic Generation.
The lights went out in more than the auditorium that day.
The classroom lights were turned off,
The light in people s hearts were blown out,
The stage now resembles a night sky,
In Their Own Words: Kids Reflect On COVID-19 In Letters, Poetry And Artwork wbur.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wbur.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Students at Brockton High School had been rehearsing for the opening of their big musical, Grease, last year when the pandemic hit.
Hannah Myriam Baptiste was a junior, and like her fellow thespians, she was crestfallen when word came that the school would close and the show would not go on.
Here s a portion of a poem Baptiste wrote, reflecting on her experiences, as part of the WBUR series Pandemic Generation.
The lights went out in more than the auditorium that day.
The classroom lights were turned off,
The light in people s hearts were blown out,
The stage now resembles a night sky,
In Their Own Words: Kids Reflect On COVID-19 In Letters, Poetry And Artwork wbur.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wbur.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.