Can’t complain
I can taste the Biriyani masala.
I can breath but in doubt.
Can’t complain yet.
I got the first jab.
I can spray, pump and squeeze
my orange scented sanitizer
Can’t complain .
I can be choosy of brands
and dispensers and ask
“Alexa, find me an orange scented sanitizer!”
Of Hyper ventilation and panic attacks
young Rithwik is panting.
Can’t complain, I can breath.
He is just 21!
But my grandpa left us.
Can’t complain he was 86.
Still my Amma's house smells of his shirt.
Can’t complain. I’m home.
Aunt Laali is in quarantine
her beloved in the ICU
both sobbing in solitude.
Can’t complain. I see 99 on oximeter.
But he’s gone.
The professor failed at it.
O2 is no where in the air!
Rose’s son would turn Three at least
When I’d visit him unmasked.
Can’t complain. I can double tap
their feeds and reels of birthday blasts.
Can’t complain. I can tune this lyric
publish and await likes.
Can’t complain
Of love,
Of art,
the world hasn't drowned ever.
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