A minute behind curtains

I wrote this poem during a difficult day in early lockdown. I felt I was trapped in the house, suffocating. I remember so much racing through my mind. And yet, I was able to identify that the world will still be there, waiting for us, when this strange time is a little easier. I write a lot of poetry, and like giving most works a positive end, so this was written as a result.

This piece is part of Company Three's One Minute in the Middle of a Pandemic challenge and was created as part of Arts Council England's The Way I See It project which captures the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the lives of children and young people, articulated in their own voices, through their own creativity.

Company Three, is a theatre company based in Islington, North London and is a leading force for change for teenagers in its community and around the world.