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s just a phase of sta
ying in, they said
It’s just a phase of staying in, they said. .
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Going out was not an option it seems,
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as not an option it seems
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There’s a demon sort outside, taking and affecting lives,
T her e ’ s a demon sor t outside , tak ing and aff ec ting liv es ,
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eets ar
Streets are much quieter, the cellular machine screams!
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ouble on f
or people
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s enough tr
- HASTI DIVECHA, There’s enough trouble on for people,
- HASTI DIVECHA,
Some are out of breath, some out of their mind.
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MO T , Y EAR 1 S ome ar e out of br ea th, some out of their mind .
en a morsel
Some struggling to get even a morsel,
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ome struggling t
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or the en
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And some stocked up for the entire humankind.
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There are people addressing the chaos out there,
T her e ar e people addr essing the chaos out ther e ,
Stuck relatives reach home, celebrate the bright side,
S tuck r ela tiv es r each home , c elebr a t e the br igh t side ,
Poor being fed, adhering to the lockdown.
P oor being f ed , adher ing t o the lockdo wn.
ing about the distur
e inside?
s talk
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But who
But who’s talking about the disturbance inside?
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S
e long
ough social media, bing
olling thr
ing all the liv
cr
Scrolling through social media, binging all the live long
d ay
day
Being overwhelmed, yet feeling empty and hollow.
B eing o v er whelmed , y et f eeling empt y and hollo w .
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t in
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er
Food doesn’t interest much, sleep bids adieu, ,
t
est much, sleep bids adieu
ood doesn
There’s no such thing as a routine to follow.
T her e ’ s no such thing as a r outine t o f ollo w .
ome and go
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, in
hough
ts c
Thoughts come and go, intrusive ones stay.
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s goes on in the mind
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No one k
no
s wha
.
No one knows what’s goes on in the mind.
Fighting a battle in the head for so long,
F igh ting a ba ttle in the head f or so long ,
P eac e? Happiness? D oesn ’ t seem easy t o find .
Peace? Happiness? Doesn’t seem easy to find.
e believ
Going through trouble, we believe we’re alone,
oing thr
e w
G
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’
e alone
,
r
, w
ough tr
ouble
Nev er r ealiz ed ho w the social cir cle got cut shor t .
Never realized how the social circle got cut short.
F ear judgemen t and embar r assmen t ask ing f or help ,
Fear judgement and embarrassment asking for help,
or suppor
t
Not convinced how to reach out for support. .
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vinc
ed ho
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each out f
w t
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But no w , it ’ s time w e speak up about these issues
But now, it’s time we speak up about these issues
There is no shame in setting boundaries, and normalizing
T her e is no shame in setting boundar ies , and nor malizing
self- car e .
self-care.
L et ’ s r each out t o our fr iends , also pr of essional ther apists ,
Let’s reach out to our friends, also professional therapists,
Let’s flourish, heal, set goals and get there.
L et ’ s flour ish, heal , set goals and get ther e .
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