49) A New Normal
I sit at my window sill and stare, Stare at my world around and how it has gone suddenly silent, People have not lost their voices, their opinions, But I can sense a void in the air around me. I walk down the lane outside in search of some essentials, See the lack of hustle bustle on the generally busy road, Deserted locality it seems, like a calamity has relocated them elsewhere, It is true, only they are in their secure homes. A hyperactive generation, which sees home as a B&B, Suddenly forced to acknowledge their surroundings and family, Parties, movies, eating out, working late - the new lifestyle cultivated, Suddenly has brakes put on it indefinitely. Busy people, living a full but superficial life otherwise, Now have time to face their demons within, Childhood hobbies long forgotten in the daily rut, Need to be re-cultivated to utilize the abundance of free time. Social media which had created so many online friends and followers, Now seems...