Vaccine (or Ways to Save Love from Itself)

Seeking normalcy in these incredibly abnormal times has become a task by itself. We hear the news with dread. We fear the very air we breathe in, we fear phone calls which come too early or too late. We fear those who come back home from outside.

 

The yearning for normalcy is a yearning for the small pleasures of life, the ones we took for granted, didn't pay overt attention to, and now miss the most.

 

I miss meeting my friends the most, seeing laughter in their eyes, sensing the indefinable crinkle in their voices, their embrace as we say goodbye. And I miss visiting places. And I miss eating out.

 

Is the vaccine then the doorway for us to reclaim the life we always took for granted?

 

What do you miss most of the ordinary times? Tell me, write into me at uncutpoetrynow@gmail.com. In the next episode, I will share it with the world.

 

I am Sunil Bhandari.

 

I am a poet based out of India. My book of poetry 'Of Love and Other Abandonments' was an Amazon bestseller. My second book is 'Of journeys & Other Ways to Get Lost'. Both are available on Amazon.

Get the podcast, a lovely free book of poems and other resources here .

Follow me on Instagram at @sunilgivesup.

Get in touch with me on uncutpoetrynow@gmail.com

 

If you liked this poem, consider listening to the following poems too -

 

• I Carry Love in the Hearse of My Arms
• I Think I Am In Love With You

 

The details of the music used in this episode are as follows -

Hades by Sascha Ende®

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6903-hades

License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license