Anonymous, Class of 2022

I’m not a senior. 

I haven’t lost nearly as much as others have, yet I have experienced more loss in these last few months than I likely ever have. 

Quarantine began right after a huge emotional trauma and a health complication resulting in what can only be described as “incredibly sucky.” 

I lost concerts, I lost camps, I lost my driver’s test, I lost far more than anyone should, yet I wasn’t even at the greatest loss. 

Is it selfish for me to feel sad about this? I mean, I didn’t lose a graduation, or prom. No one I know has been sick because of the virus, let alone passed away. 

In a time of so much uncertainty, is sadness selfish? Regardless, 

This is incredibly sucky. 

Submitted May 22, 2020.