Just turn on the news or pick up a newspaper. There's probably a story about someone who fought covid and lost. We had two locally, who were firefighters, both at the same firehouse. Definitely look at folks who feel trapped in their homes. The news has pounded this into people's head so much that some are just scared to leave their home.
I once wrote a song that was triggered by a story I read about a man who drove his car into the river. What was he thinking about, what drove him to that state? Second and third verses were loosely based on 2 stories from the same paper, one of a 16 yr old pregnant girl, and the other a kid getting shot on the street. In the end, none of it was factual, just trying to imagine what those people were thinking. Sort of an Eleanor Rigby type of song.