Lockdown
1
The children blossomed
As if it’s a home picnic,
Father proud of his sense
Sees the stuffed kitchen
Amidst the rich green tea sips
Posts mildly funny status on social media
Enjoy.
2.
That little grocery shopkeeper
Drowned in worry
Of house and shop rent
And sees that list again and again
Which has names of big grocery shoppers
Who will supply rations to their houses in lockdown,
In an unsuccessful attempt to find his name.
3
Daily wage worker whose child is starving
With the last folded note in his pocket
In an attempt to get the dough,
Just with one hard hit of the policeman’s rod
Faints near the bike tire of the milkman,
Whose wind has just been removed
In violation of the curfew,
And the policeman sees them both as if
They are real virus spreading criminals …
© Hardeep Sabharwal
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