Strangers

Posted on by Reena Saxena 
separated by screens
and masks
connected by devices
I often wonder
if I hear them correctly


humans spend more time
peeping inwards
eavesdropping 
to hear the voice
of your conscience
and soul


strangers we have been
not sure if more
to ourselves
or others
Quadrille #111 – What’s That Rustling in the Eaves?

12 thoughts on “Strangers”

  2. I so get this poem, Reena! I have hearing problems and the masks mean I am unable to complement the mumbles with lip reading. I also agree with the points you make in the second and third stanzas: there are those who are only interested in themselves, and others who want to know everything about everyone else but have no self-awareness. I personally try to keep a balance, which was more difficult during lockdown, as I only had myself to eb concerned about.

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