What used to be normal

Slowly trickling back into our daily routine

Dining in at cafes and restaurants

Going to the movies

Socializing at gatherings and open houses

Going camping and barbequing

Borders reopening

Jet setting to tourist spots

Family vacation and island hopping

Basking under the sun at the beach

Snorkeling with turtles

And feeding them raw squids…

While some cities in the world

The same world that we all live in

At the extreme opposite of our post-COVID normal

With lockdowns and freedom restrictions

Installed gates and blocked alleyway

Escorted shopping trips

Continuous swabs and tests

Trying someone’s patience at its limit

Nerve-wracking and never-ending…

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Cover image by Mingwei Lim on Unsplash.  The copyright of ‘Our World, a ‘Multiverse’ belongs to Amizura Hanadi.