Inspiration: This is a short poem written for a competition ran by a literary journal. I don't really write a great deal of Poetry but the theme spoke to me. Theme; how Covid-19 has impacted you personally. I choose to write my true feelings about dealing with my mental health condition.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrxWDyI1bis
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While I have always been an introvert, but this crisis has hit me hard.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC79CietwyL
Much like the wind in an underground subway.
I should be thankful; I try to tell myself on a daily basis.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZeFTqmx8j3
But that only makes me feel worse.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0IJBUrxKh
Plenty of time to do things; I can write more, I can read more,297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSK0Zs7bS5
Spend more time with my partner and children.
But it ultimately means more time that I feel like a caged bird,297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzFDoZ92mkQ
Inside these same four walls.
How many times can I sit staring gormlessly at my screen?297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSHZLsm819G
How many times can I stomach the same meals?297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjlY1xGc2nm
That is if I even eat at all.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAF46aJy3pq
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How long will this isolation last?297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUea30iF9P
No one knows the answer.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg0rnd5IXIg
But I still continue to wonder,297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzr18YMXOoF
How long will it be until I am able to stretch my wings again?
If I was an artist, I would paint myself in blue,297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDfZzYeh6L7
It feels as if that's the only hue that exists now.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIxZ3g3w5NN
I could write about my troubles,297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwGghTMXRKC
But would good would that do?
For I may be an introvert,297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuikwYurYVt
But it doesn't mean I don't miss how things used to be.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7oLfdlYUP6
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My depression is overwhelming.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0K1a06OTx
While I have my feet firmly on the ground,297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ02oTWvphKO
I still feel like I am drowning.
Just a little longer, I continue to tell myself,297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGpl5uajAJ2
It'll all be over soon.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpY0MKszv8J
But just how long can I keep up this charade?297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlGEcTARnI
The cracks in me are beginning to show.
I don't want to worry my family,297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiIkRCqUvIQ
Be strong, I say, for them.297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRk6xmnZ3bd
Focus on staying afloat,297Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIYkTVIkti
Even if I have to fake that smile.
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