I miss the morning rush

From waking the kids

To shuttling between the kitchen and the bedrooms

From making their breakfast and packing their tiffins

To brushing their hair

Morning prayers, the discipline was there

Little hands no more wave out from the school bus

Everything now has changed hence

It’s been a long pause…

When the virus was new, I was shy to wear a mask

As time passed by it was no more a task

We got caged in our own homes

For months together we did not hear a door bell

Doors opened only for grocery

Roads became empty and the parks looked bleak

It’s been a long pause…

It feels like we are on a different planet

Always frightened and confused

Minds are always occupied

Remembering to wash hands, not to touch our faces

And sanitize everything that comes in

We no more touch door knobs and door bells

Our elbow has taken over

It’s been a long pause…

We missed face to face conversations

 Zoom calls and Face time showed us the personal touch

Birthdays, Anniversaries and Festivals were all celebrated together

We learnt to take time out once again

The venue remained same but we learnt to value

It’s been a long pause…

Months have passed by and normalcy has become a myth

Vaccinations have come in but lockdowns don’t seem to end

Living through the pandemic our flow of life has forever changed

Today it’s a privilege if you have a roof over your head

And it’s a luxury if you have a steady job in your hand

Waiting to fly home and have a meal prepared by mom

Waiting to sit up late and gossip with my siblings

There is a fear inside me to face the reality

That the world there is less than how I left it last

It’s been a long pause…

It took a virus to teach us come together again

There are no boundaries, no religion

We are together in this

We may recite different prayers but it is one

We all for once have the same wish

We wish to breathe again in the open

After the long pause!

Salute to these little heroes (our children) who have braved themselves

Throughout this pandemic.

If Airlines start alloting maximum weight for a passenger and the baggage he or she could carry,gyms will flourish.This means less fuel which would help the airline save money and cut on carbon emissions.

“Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.”
“Let everyone consciously act and take responsibility,and the whole world will be safe once again.”

Another year of pandemic-Many of us have lost dear ones to this virus.Our routines and life has been thrown out of gear.We have learnt to handle the losses.With health and economic crisis around many aren’t celebrating festivals.Its more to do with the positivity the festival brings in.Tight hugs to all who are going through a rough phase.We are together in it,hold on 🤗

I gave my children the wings to fly but did not teach them how to fly.They will fall and learn,choose their own path and decide their destination.They will live their life and not mine ♥️