Stuck Apart

for my AP Lit English class

We used to play Halo 

Late into the night

Blinded by the sunset out over the harbor

The air as thick as the water

Drowning in the air

Still, we play on 

Relentlessly taking out grunts

Nuking brutes

And sniping jackals

Ending only with “time to wrap it up kiddos”

Today, we play halo through the cloud

Across 4 miles of fiber optic

As devout Halo fans

Made of achievements

We play on 

Despite the unprecedented circumstances