Country wide lockdown
Economic slowdown
Incessant growth
Takes a breather

Meanwhile, online
It's business as usual
Staying afloat
As the world is sinking

The air is fresher
And the rivers are clearing
We fantasise the next round
Of revenge shopping

Mountains were seen
Wild animals spotted
Yet we humans
Remain near-sighted

Craving for life
To get back to “normal”
Forgetting it was
Dim and dysfunctional

How do we bounce back
Restart the destruction
Spend what we saved
In peaceful isolation

Measuring progress with gluttony
Consumption is my right
Only one planet
But greed infinite!

Money money money
Stock markets in a flurry
Nature is healing
But it’s only temporary

We’ve reached a fork in the road
A semicolon
But we only see a speed bump
A minor interruption

Where do we go from here?
To the old days?
Learn this lesson,
Dear forgetful human race

Nature will balance
With us or without
But must we go back
To our destructive ways?