Lockdown || A Poem


LOCKDOWN

A Poem

 
Forty days of lockdown
Gave me time to reflect upon 
This time we are all going through 
This desolate path we walk upon

As I delved deeper
I met something strange
Something so perplexing
That makes me feel ashamed

This Pandemic we cognize
This rampant we fear
Is caused by no one else but us
At last, it is clear

We treat ourselves as Royals
The Imperials of this Earth
We do not care for what
Has kept us in this world

Mother Nature, innocent animals
And Chirpy little birds
Made us their friends
Who betrayed their trust

This world belongs to them
As much it belonged to us
We encroached their homes
While they co-existed with us 

We became so selfish
And broke the sacred bond
We sink in our sins
Even the devil was regretful upon

So let us not waste more time
And save what is precious to us
Rise above our greed
Before it engulfs us

We confess our sins and mend our ways
Let us stand together as one community and one race
As this day was meant to come
To realise what we actually have become

So hey! Wait for a minute
And dive inside your thoughts 
For you have fourteen more days 
To try and correct the cause

- Yashraj Shrivastava

Indore, Madhya Pradesh

(Hey Friends! How have you been? Hope you're safe and at home. In this time of distress too, this poem brings a smile on our face. This poem is written by one of my best friends of Indore, Yashraj Shrivastava who is in Class 10. This poem not only makes us understand our mistakes but also gives ways to correct them. Let's practice his advice and #StayHomeStaySafe. And also support the Corona Warriors.)

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