End Like This

By Michael Bridenstine

 

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When the world shut down in an instant back in March 2020, the hallways, classrooms and auditoriums of schools throughout the United States fell silent. The hustle and bustle was replaced with an eerie stillness and deafening silence, much louder than that typically heard on a vacation break or summer recess. This was different, as there was an element of danger in the void. It was unexpected, unnerving and unreal. In his video poem "End Like This", Michael Bridenstine seeks to capture the uniqueness of this moment, and inspire thoughts and impressions of what could have been.