Touch Wood Poem by Ruta Mohapatra
Touch Wood
The silence deepening since Monday
Became deafening this afternoon
The pandemic finally touched our colony
Claiming one of its residents
The flat above mine in total darkness
The air round it heavy with sadness
The green plants on its balcony quiet
With two dry leaves and a pink Hibiscus
The beautiful flower belying the tragedy
Nature oblivious of the loss that has occurred
The news shook me up when it reached me
I touched the wood, praying for my own safety
Yard after yard Colony after colony Body to body The unseen enemy running And infecting like the wind touching And killing mournfully
There is panic everywhere... gloomy atmosphere dominates every sphere of life and all around...
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9/20/2024 7:11:01 AM # 1.0.0.1119
The pandemic finally touched our colony Claiming one of its residents The flat above mine in total darkness The air round it heavy with sadness---A touching write !