The following piece was awarded third prize in the OU Students Association writing competition. The author, Eleanor Duvivier, is from Bristol and is in her final year of a Creative Writing MA. She has also completed a BA in Classical History with Creative Writing with The Open University.
Don’t you hate it when,
You have an argument and
It sticks around like
A moody storm cloud
That no sage or quartz crystal
Can smoke from the room?
There is no escape
From this Contagion nightmare…
Do anybody
Remember what the
Friday feeling is right now?
Dawn, noon, midnight blend
I try to read and
Find myself staring at the
page it’s a blank wall.
I have to study
yet I cannot think about
time so how can I?
Words are empty air
“Stay safe” is not a greeting
You have to *act* it
Stay two metres apart,
Where it is safe to do so
Be considerate
It is not that hard
I am rambling now because
I am sad, and tired.
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