Everyone's losing something what did you lose today?Our routines have all gone haywireTaking our comforts away. Did you lose the privilage of a driverWhom the lockdown forced to stay home?Or were you forced to cook your own dinnerPushing you out of your comfort zone. Are you sad that you lost a holidayThat you had booked so much in advance?Caught with the seeming unfairness Of this unfortunate circumstance.Or did you lose a golden opportunity To have the biggest wedding you'd planned?But just ended up with a small oneNo big crowds, no live band...

Everyone's losing something

Everyone's losing something A privilage, an opportunity, a chanceBut lucky are they who lose just theseMinor hiccups to otherwise smooth plans. There's the unlcuky one who lost a joband another who lost his mind,The stress of this pandemic scenario Has turned out to be brutally unkind.Someone lost more than a privilege A brother-in-law, an Uncle, a friend, it's going downhill far too quickly Can't wait for this nightmare to end.So if you missed your maid this morning Or your favourite tv soap,Remember the little girl missing a dad But just doesn't know how to cope.

Extra chores may push you to exhaustion Or just make you miss that beauty sleep,Think of the man who lost his wife But his baby gives him no time to weep.Each one is going through this nightmare In varying degrees of dread,For some it's minor adjustmentFor others, a permanent void instead. Everyone's losing something or somoneMany are finding it difficult to cope,But whatever you lose as you travel onMake sure to never lose hope.There's light at the end of the tunnelA definite rainbow after the storm, Your loss will strengthen your inner coreAnd you'll learn to cope as you move on.

Remember if you just lost a privilege Someone else lost a very dear friendSo ignore that insignificant inconvenience Think of what really matters in the end. There are people dying all around usNo beds, just grasping for breath, Our convenience doesn't matter as muchAs collective onus to prevent each death.Everyone's losing something or someone Let's remember we are part of a whole, One person's action can hasten the spreadLet's choose right and hang on to hope.

Everyone's losing something or someoneWe've all got our part to play,And hang on to hope as we journey on Bruised, broken but never losing heart

EVERYONE'S LOSING SOMETHING By Odette Katrak Everyone's losing something What did you lose today? Our routines have all gone haywire Taking our comforts away. Did you lose the privilege of a driver Whom the lockdown forced to stay home? Or were forced to cook your own dinner Pushing you out of your…

ODETTE KATRAK ( AN ACTIVIST FROM BENGALURU)

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