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.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnSnHyNkvu9
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While I have always been an introvert, but this crisis has hit me hard.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡglVHJHcFc2
Much like the wind in an underground subway.
I should be thankful; I try to tell myself on a daily basis.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyivVei0TEs
But that only makes me feel worse.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHcRULMHimD
Plenty of time to do things; I can write more, I can read more,348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ScH1RgzZW
Spend more time with my partner and children.
But it ultimately means more time that I feel like a caged bird,348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCDGYj63lP
Inside these same four walls.
How many times can I sit staring gormlessly at my screen?348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcwreBIw2z
How many times can I stomach the same meals?348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCsDUUU1dC
That is if I even eat at all.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzmCm03SgD
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How long will this isolation last?348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXk5uzP6Hfo
No one knows the answer.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3H5iROauoe
But I still continue to wonder,348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSKiS9mgIal
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,348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPLriecjZB
It feels as if that's the only hue that exists now.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0v7IMlAYec
I could write about my troubles,348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsoP1nUQZNv
But would good would that do?
For I may be an introvert,348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPbRhXWUFzK
But it doesn't mean I don't miss how things used to be.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkxtGhafuRA
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My depression is overwhelming.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJHSTIGZAuN
While I have my feet firmly on the ground,348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHdt2KiKeK
I still feel like I am drowning.
Just a little longer, I continue to tell myself,348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhIbEcPHn88
It'll all be over soon.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiPFPmmcsX
But just how long can I keep up this charade?348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8ieGYBUSe
The cracks in me are beginning to show.
I don't want to worry my family,348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5eZJRKVBS
Be strong, I say, for them.348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg1xgGEGcaq
Focus on staying afloat,348Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7RKHyDFxy
Even if I have to fake that smile.
and then Add to home screen.