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Sometimes

Dear Yuri, Am I allowed to sometimes feel trapped, anxious and sad in the morning but feel relaxed, optimistic and happy by lunch? Am I allowed to...

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‘It’ Is Anxiety

Dear Yuri, It’s like having a lightbulb come on at the most inconvenient times and not turn off. It’s your mind constantly piling up...

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Our Vow

Dear Yuri, Like children sitting by the windows, in nostalgia of the glory of outside Some missing interaction because of the necessity of staying...

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Lockdown Begins

Dear Yuri, Before lockdown work was crazy, Wiping doors, hand sanitiser and constant cleaning. Anxiety going through the roof, always washing hands...

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I Needed To Come Home

Dear Yuri, I needed to come home. Not home to fear, Not home to the voice of chaos, But home to love. Not home to the grotesque memory Of what tried...

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From My Window

Dear Yuri, I used to awake to the roar and squeal of racing trains Galloping over steel to the skylineโ€™s highest point on the horizon. Yawn to the...

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On The Brighter Side

Dear Yuri, We’ve been arguing a lot lately in my house, with my mom, my brother and my sister. In as much as arguing feels/is negative, I...

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L-O-C-K-D-O-W-N

Dear Yuri, Loving the peace, the birds, the pace of life Orders from Amazon once again rife Clap for our heroes on a Thursday night Knights in...

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Grounded

Dear Yuri, Based in Dakar, Senegal, I travel frequently for work, and to visit family/friends in the UK. With the world on lockdown, not only do I...

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Outdoor Stage

Dear Yuri, A gust of wind, it whistles through my tilted window – a calming sound. The curtain is opened. I am excited to witness this outdoor...

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