One Day by Afifa Imran

When the air

of weary thoughts

and sadness

lift the scent

of strengthened souls

the scent

of companionship

and renewed hope

shall persist

Once the vase enclosing

the flowers of solicitude

breaks the fields

of coloured peace

swaying with the winds

will await

The presence

of excited breaths

The absence of

lonely winds

Till the echoes

of laughter

and rainbow studded

clouds remain

our soulslie awake

Wishing to reunite

once again

celebrating

old friends

new years

lost smiles

conquered fears

The world we once

were trapped in

will be filled with

crowds of people

rejoicing

each day

Standing beside

the sea

Standing beneath

the rain

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Afifa Imran is a student of A Levels. Her poem ‘One Day’ is inspired by the months spent in lockdown, the melancholia of missing school days, her friends, and the time spent laughing to her heart’s content.

The idea behind the poem is to celebrate the world, to reveal and conceal. The words of hope in the poem are a revelation that better days are going to come, slowly but surely.

For now, amidst the anxiety of the pandemic, she believes the best way to cope is to conceal the pandemic of emotions within herself through rhythmic phrases and a few lines of poetry.

Afifa mostly likes to write, paint, observe the world, watch Marvel movies, witness pretty skies and try to understand herself and those around her as best as she can.

Oh, and she loves pandas.

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Cover Photo by Nadiya Ploschenko on Unsplash