Insouciant

Spontaneous write.

how foreign it sounds,

nothing seems like it was;

the air we breathe 

in and out,

the hubbub of days 

seemingly comatose...

how foreign it sounds 

to imagine living in a world

~ insouciant.

Author's Note

Insouciant - free from worry, concern or anxiety.

Reviews

[Ted Kniffen]

Well said Doc. These are indeed strange times, made more so by the constant barrage of messages about the virus...90% of the deaths are over 60...I'm over 60...men are more likely to die than women...I'm a man...do I worry...only for my family. All in all, call me insouciant.

Take care be safe.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Thank you so much for your words here, Ted. Still praying for better times for all of us...

[Ayesha]

Very true. And also a very beautiful way to capture the concern regarding this silence.The beauty lies in the brevity of the poem. It is the time when all of us are pining for the busy hubbub of life. And giving it a read I began reminiscing about the days we lived insouciant. But the good old insouciant days seem to be long back. Long before the lined corpses. Long before the depressing isolation of human kind. Long before the corona terror. Because the world in which we lived was not free of misery. This corona scare is just another supplement to the ordeal.

Take care.
Ayesha.

[Dr. YumnaKay]

I agree. Thank you so much for reading and your thoughts, Ayesha. Appreciated.

[Jibey]

Personally I'm quite enjoying the quieter pace of life and the deserted beaches... though the sadness of death and disease is ever present... as it always was...though different in scale and impact on our world. Perhaps we shall adjust to as less frenetic life-style... which is the norm for many at least. Perhaps we shall learn to live closer to reality and breathe the cleaner air.

Glad you are safe and well, Yumna

[Dr. YumnaKay]

Ah well, it's getting worse here in terms of the virus and the lock down easing.. hoping you are well too.
Thank you so much for your thoughts here, Jibey.

[Jibey]

I'm fine, thanks, and enjoying my garden, the walks along the coast and the fine weather...