Apocalypse on Mankind

By Kunal Grover

When the year began, we all were caught in our endless happy emotions

Right after new year we focussed on our listed resolutions

In a zap we were in the month of March

People thought that previous year’s accounts would be closed

Aloof in normality we didn’t realise that the year had already start

People ticking the checkboxes on their list and carrying out tasks that were proposed

All of a sudden some chinese guy ate a bat soup

Not only the news fled in but also the virus

Governments across the globe were shook

Every family’s plan got ruined for this year, flooding their desires

Day by day, months passed by

With the Government declaring a lockdown and placing our nation on a standby

For three months straight, no jobs no schools

Families turning on their news channels in hope of a brighter view

Not knowing that they’ll have to rush to the grocery stores and hoard

“Keeping my family at home I will bring the supplies” said every dad and kept this bulletin on board

Kids on the other hand, found ways to keep them happy by cooking snacks at home

For a while the children enjoyed, thinking of not waking up every morning, changing their clothes

Who knew that one day they will all be bored

Bored of watching television and attending virtual classes

And unable to go to their soccer practices

In a world with technology every job came in handy

Dads working from home, kids attending virtual school while eating candy

Funny how our lives changed in a zap, in our own discomfort we made ourselves comfortable

Tragic how kids can now lie on their beds, mute themselves and watch shows on their cable

By wearing a mask, how everything could change, no wonder

So I decided to wear a mask go shop some vegetables for my mother

What I saw when I went out is no less than a horror

The streets were all empty and dogs finding shade

Barricades were all over the streets and people’s joy seemed to be getting fade

Only those ration shops were the places where you could actually find people

People waiting in long lines buying food for their families to put on the table

Was it only me or did everyone find those chalk circles

Right before any shop people were supposed to be socially distant

On my way back to home, on each street I could see poor people begging

Wish I could’ve done something for them but the fear of the pandemic was outraging

So now, its towards the end of this year

And slowly, people are overcoming their fears

Which I agree we should comprehend, start co-living and accepting the situation

Till the time this pandemic exists, we all shall be adapted to the new normal

2020 proved that all we need is internet and telecommunication

After all like our parents are earning food through internet, we too shall continue our education

Be it our parents or us, we all need to co-live and adapt this uncertainty

I just pray the almighty keeps us steady and not empty

By Kunal Grover