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.181Please respect copyright.PENANAWjcZI3ObbU
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While I have always been an introvert, but this crisis has hit me hard.181Please respect copyright.PENANACL2t2liA7K
Much like the wind in an underground subway.
I should be thankful; I try to tell myself on a daily basis.181Please respect copyright.PENANADrW9SE6zcY
But that only makes me feel worse.181Please respect copyright.PENANAMGho4xKLcn
Plenty of time to do things; I can write more, I can read more,181Please respect copyright.PENANAeW4phZnQrt
Spend more time with my partner and children.
But it ultimately means more time that I feel like a caged bird,181Please respect copyright.PENANAAiztEE2bpc
Inside these same four walls.
How many times can I sit staring gormlessly at my screen?181Please respect copyright.PENANAnI51ng9NU4
How many times can I stomach the same meals?181Please respect copyright.PENANABrKIUyhfAb
That is if I even eat at all.181Please respect copyright.PENANAn77sSXbTD1
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How long will this isolation last?181Please respect copyright.PENANAvFq7RwbH4A
No one knows the answer.181Please respect copyright.PENANAkHIkQ9sNMk
But I still continue to wonder,181Please respect copyright.PENANAYP7tlai5os
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,181Please respect copyright.PENANAmtUJG8CNGU
It feels as if that's the only hue that exists now.181Please respect copyright.PENANACXoyBm2B2C
I could write about my troubles,181Please respect copyright.PENANA3Gval1NFra
But would good would that do?
For I may be an introvert,181Please respect copyright.PENANAOeFrflzZbD
But it doesn't mean I don't miss how things used to be.181Please respect copyright.PENANAdODnXrwANQ
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My depression is overwhelming.181Please respect copyright.PENANAQ5ybh4NRU4
While I have my feet firmly on the ground,181Please respect copyright.PENANAZYmZiDgaFC
I still feel like I am drowning.
Just a little longer, I continue to tell myself,181Please respect copyright.PENANALOrc3whkHI
It'll all be over soon.181Please respect copyright.PENANArtgKm1kQLe
But just how long can I keep up this charade?181Please respect copyright.PENANAqCiMA3mlLl
The cracks in me are beginning to show.
I don't want to worry my family,181Please respect copyright.PENANAagzVw8SQOE
Be strong, I say, for them.181Please respect copyright.PENANAMBM5hrEiJ2
Focus on staying afloat,181Please respect copyright.PENANAo9Y9tKpXe6
Even if I have to fake that smile.