Living Virtually

Perfectly Blurred


Thank you 2020

You taught us to live virtually

Now

Friends meet virtually

Kids learn virtually

Our yoga is virtual

And meetings are virtual

Our work is virtual,

And shopping is virtual

Graduation is virtual

Dating is virtual

Even last rites are virtual

But

Our fears are real 

Anxiety is real

Our solitude is real

and our loneliness is real

God may be virtual

But our prayers are real

Sharing may be virtual 

But our caring is real

The line between virtual and real

is so blurred, it feels

Our entire world

Is out of focus

Thanks 2020


Meenal Pandya


















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