Monday, July 5, 2021

My Lockdown Poem - (written on 29.05.2020)

When some '0.12' microns bring the planet to standstill, 
Empty pockets, hungry stomachs, billions of smiles snatching, 
When meaning to life under the mask is rigidly hiding, 
Can every bad in life be eventually a blessing? 

Fear Wide Spread, counting every dead...
Why making 'everyday count' becomes so difficult instead
Succumbed to poverty, crimes, accidents, suicides in lakhs, 
Attention, care, towards them, why did the nation grossly lack? 

While some couch potatoes, glued to Netflix, 
Getting bigger by the day while gleefully binge eating, 
Some others are dragging the bitter load of life, 
Walking hundreds of miles - in harsh Sun pricking..

Witnessed never before such unusual time, 
Compelling species to live by the new paradigm, 
Life lessons of 'minimalism' strongly imparting, 
A powerful path of 'self dependence', happily paving

When a nation of world's highest youngsters, fiercely fight, 
To win, change the world, display the might, 
Together with conviction this whirlwind confronting, 
'This too shall pass', reminding oneself, in this journey daunting.

Set to return soon is the awaited hustle & bustle, 
Those fast moving cars, daily train tussle, 
The human touch and connection so dear, 
Laughter & Banter, those celebrations of New Year

So, hone your skills, Rise and Shine, 
Become a better 'you', in this lockdown time, 
Smile, Energize, Bounce back from the Blues, 
As some say 'Hope and Faith is the last thing one can lose'

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