While everyone is at home,

the outside world shines once again,

wildlife is prospering everywhere,

and going through less pain.

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Turtles don’t have plastic in their noses,

and deers are not being chased,

it has taken a virus to bring us together,

to also, remove the sea’s waste.

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Throughout these years,

we tried refining our surrounding using wealth,

now we sit idle in our homes,

and Mother Earth is fixing herself.

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The skies don’t bear the weight of pollution,

and the roads don’t bear the weight of vehicles,

the air is worth breathing now,

it seems like God has performed a miracle.

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But there is something I fear,

there is something that haunts me all day,

will we keep our world clean even after lockdown,

will we care for it in every way?

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So promise me that you shall not be careless,

that you will not try to rule,

or you won’t try to be the king or queen of this land,

and be a fool.

By Tarushi

Poetry 2020 Coronavirus lockdown nature