Mask For Earth

I can remember when I was 20 years old, I became mother of lovely and delicate child Avani. She is so calm and less active and frequently catches cough and cold. At age of 20 months, she got pheneumonia and was also dignosed with sand allergy. We live in remote area of MP. So for all these medical facilities, we travel to Jhansi. Doctor said to stay there for a week but for financial reasons, we travelled back to our village Garkhunva ....That becAme worst journey of our life and took our Avani.....Faraway forever and ever....We lose our hope and always try to cover our face with mask when meeting to family, friends and even stranger and after sometime that mask become our part and parcel of daily life.We distant ourselves from each other.

In 2020 when corona came and destroyed harmony and taught people to make social distancing even at home, me and my husband sunny relived that trauma but as my name Netra not only I am looking but feel that grief in eyes of Sunny. And suddenly I feel warmth between us in these sunny days.....And looking traumatic pictures of our earth......With mask. Now a days, I pray not only for me and my grief but praying for each and every creature on earth to get situations good ...As good that mask of earth can be taken away and our planet can breathe freely.