Hope In The Time Of Corona Poem by Nosheen Irfan

Not confined by fear
I'm Hope, still in cheer
I'm not dawdling in a room
Or staring at walls
I'm still flying on wings
That flutter in ecstasy
I'm still smiling in the pathways
As a primrose or a daisy

I'm not hearing the tick-tock
I'm not sinking into escapism
I'm not staring at the flower-less vase
I'm sailing the waters
Riding the waves
Scampering down the lane
Catching the rain

I'm Hope, unscarred, unchained
I'm not brittle as a false promise
I seek and seek enlightenment
In empty streets and deserted lanes
I don't quit my search
For meaning of existence
And cause of pain.