Our corona diary.

[Text and photo by Saibya Dhar]

I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see agitated citizens protesting. Their reasons are salient. Their gleaming eyes are cold, fierce but full of anger. Their hearts appear like glass-broken and shattered. Umpteen of them are exhausted from rallying for such ordinary but essential rights and needs. Yet they do not stop, for they want to make a difference in the world. “Is this the future?” I astonishingly ask myself. When I realize the answer is a yes, I open my eyes- towards the happenings around me and in my real life as well. I rush to my Mom to clear some of my doubts. I ask her questions about how to make a difference, so that the future does not have to.

“We the Isolationists” series urges folks from any part of the world to share a brief diary starting with “I close my eyes in my self-isolation from Corona… and I see…” Not more than 100 words. With a horizontal-sized selfie, along with your city name… please mail to me at mayankaustensoofi@gmail.com.