Stronger Than Ever (Poem-4)

A poem on the pandemic...

(Image: this is supposedly a symbol of positivity)

Do you remember the days when all kids begged

For no school for a week, and a vacation instead?

Do you remember yearning for rest at home

And laying back, forgetting that colleague's tone?

Do you remember when a holiday was all you wanted,

And photos of travels and trips were flaunted?

Well, its sad, and sadly true

Times have changed, and no one knew

That their lives would change so much, in a way

That would make every day a holiday.

But this change, too, had a twist

The outside world, now fear has kissed.

There are people crying everywhere,

They feel helpless, drowning in despair

Loved ones lost, to an enemy unseen

But waiting, enveloping everywhere we've been.

A virus has cost us these lives and souls

Leaving us shaken by the events that unfold.

A child, young, and new to the world

Was ready to play, and happily learn

The new topics his mother decided to teach him, 

But that's when the news hit him.

He learnt his mother was infected,

And had to distance himself to remain protected. 

Someone's lost, each day, each week

Of negativity the news does reek.

Finding positivity is a task indeed,

And spreading it is something rarely seen.

The status of people has changed completely,

First it was money, now its a damn vaccine.

Do you remember just walking on the road? 

Do you remember activities excluding your phone?

Do you remember what the Earth was like,

Before the mountain of sorrows we all hike?

It was a better place to live and stay

And the world saw much more than grey.

Oh, just how times have changed,

It feels as if our strengths are outranged

For each day, when we sit for food

The news is the same, and increasingly rude.

It feels pathetic, helpless and sick

To see the numbers rise up quick.

However, once this pest is killed

By the heroes of humanity, those strong-willed,

The Earth will be a better place

And we'll rebuild our broken world again.

Such life and energy humans will possess

From finally sorting out this mess.

For those souls who we've had to lose

Do not worry, forget that bruise,

For even though they can't be perceived

They are at peace with a better being.

They have escaped safely, from this terror

And they'll watch us emerge stronger than ever.

Wear a mask, and be careful out there!!

Stay safe!!

-Armaan Kothare