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The lockdown was getting to him stuck indoors for

The lockdown was getting to him
stuck indoors for thirty days 
with six other roommates 
in a mess room measuring 
ten by ten. A cook by profession 
earning a living for his family, 
left behind in a remote Bihar village.

Worried they would die of starvation
without money from him sent,
ventured out on his bicycle,
determined to reach his village,
two thousand plus kilometers 
of travel, through rough terrain
unmindful of the heat and pain

Puffing and panting, legs sore, 
cycled seventy five kms, hoping
to slip out unnoticed at the State
border check post.  He didn't...
They sent him back, back 
pedalling seventy five kilometers,
feet blistered, spirits deflated,
like the tyres of his bicycle.

Across the nation there are
heart breaking stories of
the migrants, struggling to 
stay sane in this mayhem,
never remotely anticipated 
being caught in a catch 22 situation.
Life does throw few ugly surprises!

Snigdha Agrawal 











 #day36 #lockdown #thoughts #yqbaba #yqquotes #dailychallenge #migrants #mirakee
The lockdown was getting to him
stuck indoors for thirty days 
with six other roommates 
in a mess room measuring 
ten by ten. A cook by profession 
earning a living for his family, 
left behind in a remote Bihar village.

Worried they would die of starvation
without money from him sent,
ventured out on his bicycle,
determined to reach his village,
two thousand plus kilometers 
of travel, through rough terrain
unmindful of the heat and pain

Puffing and panting, legs sore, 
cycled seventy five kms, hoping
to slip out unnoticed at the State
border check post.  He didn't...
They sent him back, back 
pedalling seventy five kilometers,
feet blistered, spirits deflated,
like the tyres of his bicycle.

Across the nation there are
heart breaking stories of
the migrants, struggling to 
stay sane in this mayhem,
never remotely anticipated 
being caught in a catch 22 situation.
Life does throw few ugly surprises!

Snigdha Agrawal 











 #day36 #lockdown #thoughts #yqbaba #yqquotes #dailychallenge #migrants #mirakee