Lockdown 1 The children blossomed As if it’s a home picnic, Father proud of his sense Sees the stuffed kitchen Amidst the rich green tea sips Posts mildly funny status on social media Enjoy. 2. That little grocery shopkeeper Drowned in worry Of house and shop rent And sees that list again and again Which has names of big grocery shoppers Who will supply rations to their houses in lockdown, In an unsuccessful attempt to find his name. 3 Daily wage worker whose child is starving With the last folded note in his pocket In an attempt to get the dough, Just with one hard hit of the policeman’s rod Faints near the bike tire of the milkman, Whose wind has just been removed In violation of the curfew, And the policeman sees them both as if They are real virus spreading criminals … © Hardeep Sabharwal