But today I have forgotten how to...
My soul is anxious and cries day and night
And I know of no means by which I can pacify it
What I had seen in the last month and a half
Has broken my heart into a million parts
The heart-wrenching cries on phone calls for help
To arrange for oxygen or for a hospital bed
The helplessness that kept us awake whole nights
Praying was the last resort we realized
But it didn’t help either
Perhaps God helps those who help themselves
And we have never been more helpless
Those were the darkest nights of our lives
No matter how hard we tried, the second wave broke our confidence
I lost my best friend, my sister lost her spouse
I knew not whether to wipe her tears first or mine
Till today I don’t know how to look into her or her little daughter’s eyes
No words can ever describe
The pain these dreadful COVID times have caused
The wounds and scars can never be healed
But let us at least give it a try I feel
Without any judgments
As best as each one of us can
There’s no other way
Then to collect together the broken pieces of our heart
United we can lift every soul
By lending a hand to everyone in need
Let all the human divides perish forever
And only humanity survive
Let’s open our heart and souls
Embracing the world as our family
To do the least
Pay your employees
Whether their work has resumed or not
Let us first save lives
There will be enough times in the future to earn
Let us today save those impoverished hands
Who had worked for us for years
As our staff, help, gardener or driver
Compassion is what sets us human beings aside
Today is the biggest test of our humane side
Feed the hungry if you can
There is no bigger karma
Remember unity is strength
In the toughest times, let’s exhibit this right
Maybe we still can’t defeat the virus
But #Unitedwecan diminish its power
Let’s spread awareness and love
Food, medicine, and mental support
To each his own
Discover ways how you can
Bring back a smile
Long lost in the pandemic’s turmoil
My eyes are moist
But my heart still is hopeful
It still has hope
Things shall turn around
We will be able to abate the third wave
With vaccination and strong planning at the individual end
Remember it calls for each one of us
coming together
#UnitedWeCan certainly end the pandemic era
'This poem is a part of #CauseaChatter Initiative by Blogchatter'
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