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.180Please respect copyright.PENANAaLsAGaecRR
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While I have always been an introvert, but this crisis has hit me hard.180Please respect copyright.PENANAg3uEzuHSEC
Much like the wind in an underground subway.
I should be thankful; I try to tell myself on a daily basis.180Please respect copyright.PENANAOETLbRksVI
But that only makes me feel worse.180Please respect copyright.PENANAPQN9Y7qMtN
Plenty of time to do things; I can write more, I can read more,180Please respect copyright.PENANAnFFYHnI38L
Spend more time with my partner and children.
But it ultimately means more time that I feel like a caged bird,180Please respect copyright.PENANANRqAmFypDh
Inside these same four walls.
How many times can I sit staring gormlessly at my screen?180Please respect copyright.PENANAC7I1joCkxY
How many times can I stomach the same meals?180Please respect copyright.PENANAgdv50QsOsV
That is if I even eat at all.180Please respect copyright.PENANApbi3LegCfX
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How long will this isolation last?180Please respect copyright.PENANAlEjh054qZc
No one knows the answer.180Please respect copyright.PENANAvapGN5cduM
But I still continue to wonder,180Please respect copyright.PENANAYG1rJwZFIj
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,180Please respect copyright.PENANA05f5UheNc3
It feels as if that's the only hue that exists now.180Please respect copyright.PENANAvk5C5ZbhL3
I could write about my troubles,180Please respect copyright.PENANARs36E91oQK
But would good would that do?
For I may be an introvert,180Please respect copyright.PENANAiILP5J7TmI
But it doesn't mean I don't miss how things used to be.180Please respect copyright.PENANAf6bpwRzZKc
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My depression is overwhelming.180Please respect copyright.PENANA0YUxIGmC8b
While I have my feet firmly on the ground,180Please respect copyright.PENANAWfNc29YApn
I still feel like I am drowning.
Just a little longer, I continue to tell myself,180Please respect copyright.PENANAixYiQToKnj
It'll all be over soon.180Please respect copyright.PENANAviPmHp0eQx
But just how long can I keep up this charade?180Please respect copyright.PENANAajaXCbMNQf
The cracks in me are beginning to show.
I don't want to worry my family,180Please respect copyright.PENANAh2CgO2bt7v
Be strong, I say, for them.180Please respect copyright.PENANAcmPFNOpNdo
Focus on staying afloat,180Please respect copyright.PENANAhydCOj3tgW
Even if I have to fake that smile.