"For once,

free me from the colors

Of the political and religious

Spectacles

And look at me

As I am–

White,

Pure,

Human,

A body with a soul.

For once

Allow me to breathe

And to think

Like a body that

Owned it's brain,

And not make me

A puppet

That your selfish needs can reign.

For once

Can we please stop

The tug of war

Between the religions

And think more

In the light of

Humane relations?

For once

Let's not grab a pandemic

As an opportunity

To bake your personal cake

And to attain the hidden motives

That is long awaited.

For once

Stop all that you do

In the name of

Ishwar, Allah, or God

And partake in

Becoming the human

Of the civilized land.

For once

Hold on tight

To the leashes

Meant for betterment of society,

For they are not

The tether to fasten your

Religious beliefs.

For once,

Get away from

The communal adversities

And come together

To empower the humanity.

For once

Can we just stop

The chain of the virus of

Differences and animosity

And stay away while

Standing united

To meet the need

Of the Homo-community.

For once

Let's give up the flags-

Orange, Green, and Black

And hold up

The emblem in White

Signifying the

United Humanity

Against the

War with virus of time.

–VRINDA MISHRA