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Passing thoughts

Dear Yuri, Heads clear then it’s a fog. Can’t think next thrust into overdrive. Letโ€™s speak. Actually, maybe I’ll let my phone die...

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Empty Flights

Dear Yuri, (an aeroplanes view) Where have you all gone? No hustle and buzzle at airports. Our wings feel empty with hardly any luggage. No air...

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Am I Enough?

Dear Yuri, Before coronavirus I was constantly told to smile more, be more outgoing when thatโ€™s not me. I am introvert, I like my own company but my...

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The World From Within

Dear Yuri, I AM IN CONTROL I have infinite power running down my veins, My body’s confidently completing gestures I order it to make. I’m...

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Hideous Thoughts

Dear Yuri, Three months with pandemic. Mentally, I am okay. I told myself. Used to this kind of set up Used to not going outside of the house But I...

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Instagram Is My Drug

Dear Yuri, Instagram has become my drug. And here’s my thank you letter to them.:   Hi Instagram, Thank you for my daily strolls through...

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Somedays

Dear Yuri, Some days, the gentle emptiness of our new routine is strangely comforting. The pressure, hustle and urgency has gone. It soothes a part...

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Lockdown Lyrics

Dear Yuri, Lockdown was forced upon us, Because of an illness spread like dust, Stay at home our government pleaded, To say the virus was gone would...

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True Colours Behind Lockdown

Dear Yuri, A few months ago, the phrase #bekind went viral, shortly after someone well known took her life, after a series of well published...

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Silent

Dear Yuri, Outside is quiet and our planet stands still, deceptively resembling a moment of tranquil. Lights blare from TV screen lit rooms, the...

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