An Awakening

The day dawned bright

Cheerful of face
Our lives continued
At their usual pace




Rushing here and there
Getting things done
At work and at home
Always on the run



So lulled were we
By our secure lives
Never dreamt it would be
Such a struggle to survive




What a rude awakening
From our comfort zone
Faced with something
Hitherto unknown




There were problems, we knew,
In the lands far away
But cocooned was our world
Untouched in every way




Suddenly we have found
That the problem is our guest
Invading our lives
At nobody's behest




The uncertainty of life
Has been starkly underlined
Our thinking and our stance
Needs to be seriously realigned




Like all other living beings
We too are Gaia's children
And more than anyone else
A lot more beholden



To let her bloom and blossom
With unrestricted ardour
For reasons more sublime
Than what we can gather





To keep her clean and safe
Away from harm's way
For another new beginning
And another new day