A Journey Back To Work

From a happy, festive chaos,

To a gloomy seclusion

Infested with a strong nostalgia;

From familiar faces abound,

To known strangers around

With their plastic smiles;

From mom's aromatic cuisines,

To the staple diet

By some hired chefs;

From hot and cool native breeze

Blowing in the open,

To cool but shallow treated air

Inside the porous four walls;

From all things hearty,

To all things half-hearted;

From undiluted love and affection,

To a flurry of feigned emotions;

We – the adults – were dragged

Back to work,

Like reluctant school kids

After a pleasant, long summer break!