Times of 2020+

Mouse and keyboard clicks,
In front of the monitor as it  glows......
Over 9 months of distancing,
Radiate no sound or fluorescence
All that remain are stretched shadows......

The smiles of yesterday waiting to unfold again,
Itching to get in there either with loss or gain..

The work that left office months ago,
Came right into our homes and decided not to go..
Hours at home just don’t start,
And calls at work just don’t end or depart..

No sun, no rain, and no commute,
All that we struggle on our system,
Is to go on mute and unmute..

No fixed time for meals but only strife,
We don’t get up or leave our places,
Just typing away non-stop in life..

The aisles and cubicles gone silent,
Like a cult made its home there and left it compliant..

The gossips and the cups running dry,
“Oh, let’s get back there”, sounds like a war cry!

This year is around its last leg now,
As we eagerly wait for it to fade out soon..
Come the next year and let it say:
Get along together with a new hope, new light, new wave, and new path ~ Keeping aligned with the stars, sun, and the moon..