mid-july, 2020
covid journal entry
i live in the comfort and confinement
of my childhood bedroom
and i don’t know what age i am
i open my laptop,
click ‘Zoom’
and i am at work,
at school
i cling to my family
as we fight over quiet spaces
over bandwidth
i sanitize every box of crackers i bring home from the grocery store
like my life depends on this
i have nowhere to go
but i put on my brightest clothes,
and call a friend
to reclaim some life
mornings are quiet,
there is always a small dog
nestled in the covers at my side
August 22, 2020
isa posner gave me hope
(text message transcript)
“…How are you doing?”
“…Well. School started
up and Im cranking it!
keeping my spirits up…”
“Glad to hear…
I’ve been up and down,
trying to process all the
crazy stuff… with
pandemic, protests,
politics, etc. What’s
your secret for keeping
spirits up?…”
“My secret is I know I
cannot do anything
about huge international
black cloud so I keep my
ears and eyes open to
the storm but I keep my
focus on enlarging and
brightening the silver
lining.”
By Olivia Consterdine, ©2020
See Olivia’s website here
I really enjoyed this! Definitely must keep our eyes on the silver lining always! God has a plan if we trust Him in all things. I like the addition of a dialogue within the poem and how personal it feels. It makes me feel like I’m basically reading your journal and inner thoughts. Great job!
Thanks for reading Amanda! Olivia is a wonderful poet, and does a great job at capturing current times. I had similar thoughts as well :)
Not sure why but your poems made me cry lol