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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.146Please respect copyright.PENANA3tv5yxqQQY
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While I have always been an introvert, but this crisis has hit me hard.146Please respect copyright.PENANA4OWBX5B0YW
Much like the wind in an underground subway.
I should be thankful; I try to tell myself on a daily basis.146Please respect copyright.PENANAtUr4kk3bE9
But that only makes me feel worse.146Please respect copyright.PENANAPdh3E5LDUQ
Plenty of time to do things; I can write more, I can read more,146Please respect copyright.PENANAZsBqyOUxBy
Spend more time with my partner and children.
But it ultimately means more time that I feel like a caged bird,146Please respect copyright.PENANAg3oIjDdlzs
Inside these same four walls.
How many times can I sit staring gormlessly at my screen?146Please respect copyright.PENANA4NwEC1pcDR
How many times can I stomach the same meals?146Please respect copyright.PENANAniaznHnAy3
That is if I even eat at all.146Please respect copyright.PENANAckXCjj4MsY
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How long will this isolation last?146Please respect copyright.PENANAW5G1suHMCS
No one knows the answer.146Please respect copyright.PENANAxheWpPTxWf
But I still continue to wonder,146Please respect copyright.PENANAtAG2PWHsMm
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,146Please respect copyright.PENANANcynPgRHBS
It feels as if that's the only hue that exists now.146Please respect copyright.PENANAx42jvRoXJH
I could write about my troubles,146Please respect copyright.PENANANYDqbzxrGa
But would good would that do?
For I may be an introvert,146Please respect copyright.PENANApPvcsPDk7V
But it doesn't mean I don't miss how things used to be.146Please respect copyright.PENANAoXxwklX82e
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My depression is overwhelming.146Please respect copyright.PENANACy4iayAvMP
While I have my feet firmly on the ground,146Please respect copyright.PENANAJSrUWclv6j
I still feel like I am drowning.
Just a little longer, I continue to tell myself,146Please respect copyright.PENANACTtpvI7KEp
It'll all be over soon.146Please respect copyright.PENANAj5lb8ZK2Ss
But just how long can I keep up this charade?146Please respect copyright.PENANAXBSnpVoKwX
The cracks in me are beginning to show.
I don't want to worry my family,146Please respect copyright.PENANAEgaEhRi7Ub
Be strong, I say, for them.146Please respect copyright.PENANA0gttHOs1C8
Focus on staying afloat,146Please respect copyright.PENANA6jZ2XEq8Di
Even if I have to fake that smile.