Days of the Lockdown

Ezinne Clare
1 min readJul 26, 2020

MONDAY

Reading quotes on Monday Morning Motivation
​Because I’ve been on an overdose of procrastination
​The virus has put my brain in a ‘lockdown’ situation
Something bigger than this will kill us, we need to take action
Thinking of the street boys who point guns without hesitation
​All to get some bucks for hunger satisfaction.

TUESDAY

New lockdown laws enacted
​Less interaction and movement
More devastation and complaint
Hopefully, in 2weeks it’ll end
​And we can return to how we were
​Though we thought the same when this all started…

WEDNESDAY

Should I blame it on the boredom
Or am I just someone to fall
From the grace that held me up
When I had my back against the wall
I’ve been given second chances and more
And every second time, I get worse.

THURSDAY
What’s that I hear?
​The virus would soon disappear?
​And we can resume the school year?
​I’m supposed to be happy, why do I fear?
​Maybe because of tedious work and awkward stares
​That I forgot and when I got used to the cool calm air…

FRIDAY

A new month’s finally here
​Although not with it’s usual cheer
​But we are grateful and await what’s near
Our freedom and redemption from this dark lair
We’ve learnt our lesson and it’s only fair
​That we smile again and hold close, our loved ones dear

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Ezinne Clare

Writer, student doctor, Nigerian. Loves to write poetry and express ideologies for change.