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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.282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJd97t4v3aL
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While I have always been an introvert, but this crisis has hit me hard.282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKecHEf5h6N
Much like the wind in an underground subway.
I should be thankful; I try to tell myself on a daily basis.282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4RaQiF8YjH
But that only makes me feel worse.282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtfz4SPzIb
Plenty of time to do things; I can write more, I can read more,282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Vwsmxz5MB
Spend more time with my partner and children.
But it ultimately means more time that I feel like a caged bird,282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDjNWmZn8Gi
Inside these same four walls.
How many times can I sit staring gormlessly at my screen?282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvf0dpImVE
How many times can I stomach the same meals?282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OKrRCVSVr
That is if I even eat at all.282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqinOjGLa4K
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How long will this isolation last?282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDZ3fQcjU2
No one knows the answer.282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI741emqtJ3
But I still continue to wonder,282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLkx5i1PiOJ
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,282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhiXHm9LGm9
It feels as if that's the only hue that exists now.282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCYSWYxdzh
I could write about my troubles,282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLagZ0rVfni
But would good would that do?
For I may be an introvert,282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNYH49Hdr4V
But it doesn't mean I don't miss how things used to be.282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3R0x4NGLl
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My depression is overwhelming.282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNkzv5jVH3h
While I have my feet firmly on the ground,282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuMaylPpNjK
I still feel like I am drowning.
Just a little longer, I continue to tell myself,282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvcwOAk9xpT
It'll all be over soon.282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKYPmAPYbV
But just how long can I keep up this charade?282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQAFgPwunUh
The cracks in me are beginning to show.
I don't want to worry my family,282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aEEivCBVn
Be strong, I say, for them.282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Oxbyn8YBK
Focus on staying afloat,282Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjiEjEfnC1
Even if I have to fake that smile.
