I live in Northern Virginia, working for a small finance firm. I have always loved music, and found from early on that lyrics are what most spoke to me. For years, that was largely the extent of my contact with poetry. However, during quarantine I began to explore and take an increased interest in written poetry. Though a math and finance major in college with limited creative writing experience, I have found much satisfaction and joy in the process of creating poetry and expressing myself through the written word.