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Are you regretting everything you took for granted? All the hurtful things you said but never lamented... And the those things you wanted but didn't need, and hoarded Clothes, shoes and makeup, now left unattended Are you regretting all the dreams you never pursued No time for passion projects, as work ensued And all the things you thought had your soul deeply bruised Doesn't matter no more, everyone mentally doused Are you regretting not visiting the places on your bucket list With physical distancing, this sees like an endless tryst Isolating, flattening the curve, sanitisation - you get the gist Reminiscing, your mind wanders to people you miss Are you regretting that time spent living in the past Such wonderful moments, you know they never last Learn to cherish even this difficult today, time's flying by fast A Norweigian proverb goes 'Either it'll go well or it will pass'

Living in excess was one of the markers of our lifestyles pre-COVID. But when I meet you on the other side of this pandemic, which of these excesses are you going to ditch?  Excessive pollution Excessive disruption Excessive procrastination Excessive depression Excessive capitalism Excessive work Excessive consumerism Excessive hurt Excessive buying Excessive drinking Excessive usage Excessive wastage Excessive whining Excessive blame Excessive sighing Excessive shame Excessive seriousness Excessive nonchalance Excessive carelessness Excessive imbalance Excessive ignorance Excessive passiveness Excessive arrogance Excessive recklessness Excessive self-doubt Excessive cynicism  Excessive fall-outs Excessive optimism Excessive indulgence Excessive air miles Excessive absence Excessive stockpiles Excessive apathy Excessive fallacy Excessive selfishness Excessive hopelessness

(This post was written by me and published on my Facebook page when I created my Twitter handle back in May 2010 . I like a million others was curious as a cat to discover Twitterverse. With this poem, I quite like how what I had in my mind  translated into words . Enjoy reading and if you will, follow me on @HanishaLalwani.) *Tweet! Tweet!* Who is it?  A little blue bird, 'Twitter' is what you call it!   I'm spreading my wings and flying with it...  For those out of it, are sadly missing out on it!  Once I'm on it there's no fighting it,  He's on it, she's on it, even it's on it...  And if you're not yet on it,  Then you must be quite a twit!  Celebs tweet randomness on it,  Crazy fans are lovin’ every bit of it...  The media is spying all over it,  Tharoor and Modi fell in a soup ‘cause of it!  Corporates are spending millions on it,  Students and teachers are debating ...

(This was something I wrote on 29th November 2010, way back when posting 'Notes' on Facebook was my preferred writing outlet over blogging...obviously, things have changed now!) Public Friends Only me Custom Close Friends college See all lists... school University work Limited Profile family Marriott International Family University of Melbourne Symbiosis International University Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. Acquaintances Go Back Move over, crazed chocoholics and ailing alcoholics, I’m Hanisha, the incorrigible shoe-a-holic! Lo and behold, I’m the self-confessed lover of shoes A dreamy pair is enough to shoo away the blues For every occasion and season that may come and go I have fitting shoes and shoes to fit that take me to and fro It’s my desire to own one in every shape, color and design They dress my feet up and make them look so fine Heels, stilettos, ballerinas rest sweetly in my shoe-closet I only have ...