MY APRIL GHAZAL
Despite such a cute name, it does not feel cute this April.
My blossoming sunflower is down to just its root this April.
Spring gone, summer roams the streets like a zombie.
There isn't any roadside cart that sells fruits this April.
Trapped inside the house, we thank gods for the Internet.
We work from home in knickers instead of suits this April.
Businesses are badly hit, employers contemplate firing.
Even the profitable ones won't be able to recruit this April.
The lockdown seemed bad at first but it's grown like a habit.
More family time, less to be wasted in commute this April.
I thought I'd be much more efficient, but it's not so easy.
Without daily runs, my discipline isn't as resolute this April.
Friends ask, how is YQ coping amidst this crisis, Harsh?
It's flying. Writing, after all, is the best pursuit this April.
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