Lockdown

I see a clear blue sky every morning,

Wispy clouds float by as the sun rises high

Somehow, the air feels lighter

And the birds pleasantly noisier.

At night I look up and see

Stars like fireflies shining down on me

The sky is an inky blue studded with planets.

I wonder, how long this beauty shall last?

How long before the marauding millions

Break through the self-imposed isolation

And tear apart what has bloomed in a short span?

Whatever we do,

One thing is crystal clear

We know how puny, how small,

How inconsequential at all

We are, in the face of nature.

As long as we realize

The earth needs to breathe too

Just like we do.

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