Traverse 2019-2020

Traversing, transitioning from a carefree world that had become a global village in terms of accessibility, to the lockdown of 2020 was traumatic. This book is a set of verses encapsulating that trip from childhood summer vacations and monsoon landscapes to blank walls and boredom. The crowned virus reigns supreme in 2020, while humanity copes with the unleashed consequences of its prodigal lifestyle. The superheroes of our times become the masked caregivers and community workers. The environment regenerates, while people hunker down to reflect on questions of identity and progress. The importance of relationships, the deep connection between family and friends becomes a talisman, an inoculation against trying times. Maybe we can hope for a better, more humane tomorrow, post corona. Is the virulent coronavirus / That's suffocating us an international emergency / Because of its rapid spread, / Or is our sense of urgency / Due to our own dread / That our profligate lifestyle / Maybe overset / By this microscopic threat?