Things you should do when this is over.

When this is over take the long way home,
talk to the dogs on the street about loneliness
and the art of making love under the open sky.
Click a picture of a stranger doing nothing,
Standing still,
living an ordinary life unaware of your existence.
Hold your mother's hands
observe the lines of her palms
the wrinkles on her skin
the intricate network of
veins carrying blood.
When this is over
go to a beach
or a mountain
and remember all good things
begins elsewhere.
Maybe you should not go anywhere
you should sit next to me
talk about how nothing makes sense anymore
Or maybe we should not talk about anything
we should make love
my body
your body
and our shared tragedy.
s.m

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Shrideep Mohapatra

Awkward poet and a perpetual day dreamer