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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.281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjh0yb1lWgl
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While I have always been an introvert, but this crisis has hit me hard.281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG9v7oh9VMX
Much like the wind in an underground subway.
I should be thankful; I try to tell myself on a daily basis.281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTiOdSFBAZ
But that only makes me feel worse.281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqcOFXuV1k
Plenty of time to do things; I can write more, I can read more,281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ03Nhmxe7Sj
Spend more time with my partner and children.
But it ultimately means more time that I feel like a caged bird,281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ99kXvS8xL0
Inside these same four walls.
How many times can I sit staring gormlessly at my screen?281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcDsGv8azG
How many times can I stomach the same meals?281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokQ6IknBSW
That is if I even eat at all.281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjuSMzAyyA
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How long will this isolation last?281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMc1uuGRi6u
No one knows the answer.281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwwIKKbB8D
But I still continue to wonder,281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCDBYdXaF7g
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,281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7R5DOzqH6O
It feels as if that's the only hue that exists now.281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9C6TJjW3wT
I could write about my troubles,281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJEYph8Q18T
But would good would that do?
For I may be an introvert,281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmT2kr14Wp
But it doesn't mean I don't miss how things used to be.281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbdWectom8P
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My depression is overwhelming.281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡea7yElpzFm
While I have my feet firmly on the ground,281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5E9t1567g
I still feel like I am drowning.
Just a little longer, I continue to tell myself,281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVIm2a2lZgk
It'll all be over soon.281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb08fvBF7dv
But just how long can I keep up this charade?281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxQYEsDEY9L
The cracks in me are beginning to show.
I don't want to worry my family,281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3d8XtypX8F
Be strong, I say, for them.281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcLB29numI
Focus on staying afloat,281Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwiLIFvRN1h
Even if I have to fake that smile.
