Some are waiting for
Things to return to normal
Business as usual
Others are saying
This is the opportunity
The krisis
We have been waiting for
To change the world
(For the better)
Some are wearing masks
So as not to infect others
Some are wearing masks
So as not to get infected
When the masks are off
We will know
Whether human dignity
Will recover from
The ignominies heaped on it
Don’t go close, Don’t hug
Hose them down
Lathi maaro saalon ko
Disinfect their houses
Paste quarantine stickers on their houses
Stamp their wrists with indelible ink
All in the name of
The greater common good
When the masks are off
We will know if
A better world
Is possible