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ALL YOURS
ALL YO In light of the coronavirus crisis that has affected millions around the world, we asked you to tell us about your own experience of lockdown. Through your creative entries, you expressed the various challenges during this difficult time, as well as your reflections on the past and hopes for the future. Here are some of the winning submissions. Illustrations: Ulla, Chioma & JB
Reflections from the Coronavirus Crisis by Kim
Star Letter
It was Monday March 16th 2020
Ever since this Covid-19
Time behind the door we had plenty
Only thing to look forward to is canteen
Our work clothes we had to hang up
Mental health is getting worse
coz we are on 23-hour bang up
It’s too much stress for the nurse
No exercise, no association
They came one day and said I got tag
visits please don’t even mention
I couldn’t wait to pack my bag
We get out for half an hour
I walked out that big metal gate
clean your pad and have a shower
feeling light-headed, I felt faint
Sitting all alone in your cell
Now all this stress and anxiety
feeling like you’re going through hell
leaving prison, I don’t think I was ready
In everybody’s face you see misery
But I have done my time, and I am free
Nobody gets to see their family
This lockdown is not going to break me
