The following blog entry includes mostly poetry about my own experience with Covid-19 a year ago in September and October of 2020. I decided to leave most of my writing in its initial and raw form because it vibrates with my physical and mental struggle with the virus. It is a stream of consciousness if you will. It certainly is a desperate attempt to put in words the 19 days of being sick with the virus that changed our lives.
28/9/2020 – 13th day of the virus
Misty it was outside,
so was it inside too,
the soul
got cold and slumber,
giving in the virus’s wishes.
29/9/2020 – 14th day of the virus
[walked in the park]
crunching leaves,
fallen down,
so free & careless
fresh rain falls – so silent & at ease
30/9/2020 – 15th day of the virus
{isn’t it gone yet?}
Βρέχει φύλλα κιτρινισμένα
ερωτευμένα με το χώμα,
την υγρή πραγματικότητα,
τον αέναο εαυτό μας.
Κουράστηκαν τα δέντρα
από το ατελείωτο καλοκαίρι-
κόπηκε η τροφοδοσία
της φωτοσύνθεσης.
Τώρα ένας άνεμος μένει
να τα πάρει μακριά
να μαραθούν με ησυχία
και φθινόπωρο.
#recovery
The freedom of endless steps
vibrates in me.
I can walk outside again
and smell the fresh air,
inhaling autumn particles
in my clean lungs.
I was lucky,
for it barely touched me,
leaving me with empty nostrils
and tasteless food
and an endless tiresomeness.
This will too pass.
Like everything else in life.
Like the yellowed leaves
traveling with the air
to meet the wet, solid ground.
This will too pass.
I was lucky, for it barely touched me
{crunchy noises-colorful footpaths-wet alleyways. Autumn is here!}
1/10/2020 – 16th day of the virus
October, Welcome.
{slept bad yesterday and was over-energetic and overwhelmed – could not let my thoughts rest}
2/10/2020 – 17th day of the virus
treetops turning yellow
I’m craving for some fresh air
to feel my muscles moving again
to experience the silence of the October air.
Slowly recovering,
remembering who I used to be.
4/10/2020 – 19th day of the virus
Today was a fine day.
5/10/2020 – [free from virus]
A new week begins with HEALTH
a fresh perspective
a new mindset
and with all
the acceptance we can afford!
—
The slow tempo of the season
(or is it fast)
reassures me of my steps.
One by one.
This was the second of two blog entries about my Covid-19 experience. If you haven’t read the first one, you can find it here.
Photo: Minolta Dynax 7000i (AF 35-105mm). LomoChrome Metropolis, 100-400 ISO, 35mm film. Seich Sou, Thessaloniki, Greece, December 2020.