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.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ8NbjGCSfd
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While I have always been an introvert, but this crisis has hit me hard.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcGVbSf2Eq
Much like the wind in an underground subway.
I should be thankful; I try to tell myself on a daily basis.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8CD4HNrZd
But that only makes me feel worse.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKwoFpSWfy
Plenty of time to do things; I can write more, I can read more,298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ14XsJyiiFs
Spend more time with my partner and children.
But it ultimately means more time that I feel like a caged bird,298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbYX9wXPFrl
Inside these same four walls.
How many times can I sit staring gormlessly at my screen?298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2y5KGHHNrv
How many times can I stomach the same meals?298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgh5XR2eCkY
That is if I even eat at all.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfZPuS8bUX
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How long will this isolation last?298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsymfW8Bsqa
No one knows the answer.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLMiUXK5ek
But I still continue to wonder,298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz2MjT5DDfM
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,298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmv7PB49qw2
It feels as if that's the only hue that exists now.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBd5k7fzHAg
I could write about my troubles,298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRsTXlEa6dA
But would good would that do?
For I may be an introvert,298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ94Nu3UJMBB
But it doesn't mean I don't miss how things used to be.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZfpqjCT9w
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My depression is overwhelming.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtL6JsLub2B
While I have my feet firmly on the ground,298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHNpgbj03eM
I still feel like I am drowning.
Just a little longer, I continue to tell myself,298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt2EBUh2KBd
It'll all be over soon.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEXlH8v9IMY
But just how long can I keep up this charade?298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWwJvEnKPYH
The cracks in me are beginning to show.
I don't want to worry my family,298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡce0wRRKVxt
Be strong, I say, for them.298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBLaeMnbaru
Focus on staying afloat,298Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLLyoJHAcG
Even if I have to fake that smile.
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