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.133Please respect copyright.PENANA8bifcDT1Bn
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While I have always been an introvert, but this crisis has hit me hard.133Please respect copyright.PENANAeXoOEtL2Eq
Much like the wind in an underground subway.
I should be thankful; I try to tell myself on a daily basis.133Please respect copyright.PENANAE6Bm6SGIJ1
But that only makes me feel worse.133Please respect copyright.PENANAeAFvg6jcnr
Plenty of time to do things; I can write more, I can read more,133Please respect copyright.PENANAXda2IacE1x
Spend more time with my partner and children.
But it ultimately means more time that I feel like a caged bird,133Please respect copyright.PENANAG9pcWPmLDp
Inside these same four walls.
How many times can I sit staring gormlessly at my screen?133Please respect copyright.PENANAJj5oI0yLB4
How many times can I stomach the same meals?133Please respect copyright.PENANAglW0cRO7Gl
That is if I even eat at all.133Please respect copyright.PENANAQz1yg1HI8T
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How long will this isolation last?133Please respect copyright.PENANAza0RzdzBQr
No one knows the answer.133Please respect copyright.PENANA9FSN6TtXfB
But I still continue to wonder,133Please respect copyright.PENANAdHaIOaVIes
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,133Please respect copyright.PENANAgy83MCcTlV
It feels as if that's the only hue that exists now.133Please respect copyright.PENANATJNAB2L87t
I could write about my troubles,133Please respect copyright.PENANAI0FT76vqRG
But would good would that do?
For I may be an introvert,133Please respect copyright.PENANAyW9MzOamWR
But it doesn't mean I don't miss how things used to be.133Please respect copyright.PENANAYzkowI4Zuu
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My depression is overwhelming.133Please respect copyright.PENANAhQP8fXYRF2
While I have my feet firmly on the ground,133Please respect copyright.PENANA25TKb4xgu4
I still feel like I am drowning.
Just a little longer, I continue to tell myself,133Please respect copyright.PENANACTRjaFirrz
It'll all be over soon.133Please respect copyright.PENANAIz9HrHRpXz
But just how long can I keep up this charade?133Please respect copyright.PENANA6KfkeUFN7Y
The cracks in me are beginning to show.
I don't want to worry my family,133Please respect copyright.PENANAoCGiAk6GcQ
Be strong, I say, for them.133Please respect copyright.PENANAdRWMJOQZmY
Focus on staying afloat,133Please respect copyright.PENANAgDghWYIBXD
Even if I have to fake that smile.