When we are back to normal,
When we are back
polluting and creating chaos
When we are back
Cutting and chopping trees
Killing animals as we please!
When we resume
Building concrete structures
When we restart
Ravaging earth’s resources
And once again bring it
To its knees!
When we are back
To our soirees
And midnight parties
I will remember
The clear skies
The fresh air; the silence
I will remember
This solitary confinement
Punishment or Bliss?
Relationships becoming meaningful
Some becoming meaningless!
I will remember these times
a world with fewer crimes
I will remember the world
And the dichotomy
Some worried about the Economy
Some wailing in agony!
I will remember
Children crying for food
The Poor and helpless
Dying of starvation
So many Jobless
Unable to feed their families!
I will remember
Finding enough time for
Following our passion
Cooking, Writing
And posting the pictures
Over the internet
While some were trying
Not to die!
Disease kills all
It doesn’t differentiate
Religion,Caste or status
Yet some are out of it’s reach
Some are safer
I will remember
This season of death
When a percentage
Of earth’s population
Was wiped out
Just like that
As if somewhere
A Thanos just
Snapped his finger!
-Alka Pandey
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Often it’s the Facade!
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Why am I not good enough?
You don’t have that perfect body
Or a slim waist
You don’t have a perfect smile,
Or flawless skin
You don’t have silky smooth hair
They call you fat and you ask yourself
Why am I not beautiful enough?
You are not as intelligent as others,
You are not brilliant at maths or physics
You do not code like an expert
You don’t know how to cook
You are definitely not into sports
And can’t sing either,
You are not popular
and not viral on social media,
You ask yourself
Why am I not smart enough?
They judge you for everything
They tell you what you can or can’t do,
They insult and look down upon you
They bully you to feel strong
And you ask yourself
Why am I not strong enough?
They underestimate you
They are disrespectful
But the truth is
they are neither intelligent nor smart,
and want to be like “You”
You are working hard,
You are dedicated and honest
You are getting in shape,
You are making progress each day
You recall all you have achieved
And are yet to achieve,
This is the time when you tell yourself
I am good enough!
I am good enough!
I am good enough!
-Alka Pandey
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The Woman – Part 2
Silent sobs, untold stories
Sealed lips, forgotten glories
Eyes wandering, mouth dry
No desires, a muted sigh!
The dilemma of a woman
Should she love or not?
Stagnation or a new start?
Gamble with the broken heart?
She talks to herself
Lonely and paranoid
Nobody should know
She must not show!
The facade, the mask
Happy and strong
While the dented heart
Is being ripped apart!
They live their life
While she chokes around
Nobody cares and nobody needs
Her sad eyes-nobody reads!
Yet the bitch survives
Every Time – that woman!
Is she weak? Is she strong?
Or she might just be holding on!
-Alka Pandey
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