Really, excuse me, will staying indoors stop me
It might keep me inside
But my will to learn would never really subside.

But of course, you tell me social distancing
Is the norm now a days.
It might keep me away from my dear ones
But really! Excuse me for telling, we are bonded through our heart.

Don’t touch and be near the crowds
Definitely has a sign of foreboding to it.
But once again if you can excuse me
I am touched by the acts of generosity, kindness and humanity
Those acts crowd and cloud my vision
And prevent me from thinking just about myself.

Pardon and excuse me for this thinking
That this enfant terrible of a virus
Has brought us all together.
What could not be achieved by sermons and pleadings
Has been done by this dreaded unseen microscopic entity.