You say you don't know
What to do with your time!
And I can't decide how to tell
That I'm running out of time.
I have two grandparents
Who love me a lot.
They are afraid that if
A time comes where
Doctors have to choose
They are not gonna make it.
Every day I look at my mom
Who dusts our selves twice a day,
I look at my dad who watches news
Who never leaves the TV set.
Every hour my family WhatsApp
Group forwards a new message
My uncle who is far away, calls everyday.
My Aunt is stranded with her two daughters alone.
I see my grandmother readying herself
For the inevitable,
I see my grandfather panicking at every news possible.
My mother is worried about her brothers
She has left half of her family away
My father doesn't know what to do
He wants to protect us, but doesn't know how.
He wishes I had listened to him
And became a doctor!
My mother is afraid my sister has to take public transport.
They don't know what's happening
My friends make promises to meet
After all these over ,
But I don't know if I have the time
If I would ever be able to .
I'm not afraid of death, I'm afraid of
Not expressing how much they mean.
I would have left this world a life time ago
If it were not for them.
I'm writing poems to them,
I'm writing letters, still I don't know
If I could write to all !
There is a guy whom I want to hug
For the first and last time, but I don't know
If I'm going to meet him ever !
I had promised myself a lot of things
I had dreamt to open a library .
I have books in my shelf
I have colours to paint
But I'm afraid I don't have enough time.
We asked our help not to come
She was not sure if she had enough rations,
My uncle is a doctor and
My aunt is not sure if she could spent anytime more!
One of my friend is pregnant
And she doesn't know how to react!
My family is a chaos , and I'm sure yours is too.
Stop complaining about the lock down!
The memories we have, the time we had spent
Is not enough. Steal every moment you can
Capture every essence you have.
You don't know when things are gonna change,
You don't know if they are gonna change for better or worse.
Speak the unspoken, reveal yourself
Relish in your family, forgive mistakes.
Argue now , save your moments
Do whatever it takes but don't complain.