Revival in times of turmoil

The unforgettable two years of pandemic were nothing short of a bag full of unpleasant and pleasant memories. Its nearly impossible to put them in words and compile it, but here is my attempt at summoning my experience in few words :

The fear in the air, 

Nothing seemed fair, 

Death was literally a monster at every corner, 

Our childhood nightmare had finally come to life,

Mom would say don’t go out in the dark, close your door and sleep,

I now knew what she meant, 

Because he was on a hunt,

Nothing felt safe, 

Even if I trusted you, distance was our only way at communication,

The days felt too cold,

And the news only made my heart clench more,

In between of what was going on outside, 

My inner self was on another battle ground altogether,

I met a side of me I didn’t knew was as alive as me, 

It was like learning about someone new from the start,

But in this case the person on the other side was already in angst,

She said she was suppressed, unheard, and invisible all these years,

The complains didn’t have an end and I was overwhelmed,

But slowly I made efforts to get into her shoes,

This other world wasn’t as bad after all,

There was this little girl and behind her anger was so much innocence,

Her way of life was so simple and easy,

I wanted to learn all of that, 

But in exchange of that she wanted me address her issues,

Issues that were decades old, 

I didn’t know where to begin,

I tried to escape but the outside world was shut,

Only to keep coming back in front of her,

Finally I figured a way to address what she wanted to say,

It was then that I picked up a brush and painted her suppressed emotions,

Her unheard stories, her innocent discoveries and on this journey while working with her she taught me the simplicity of life through art,

she taught me to find life in little things and inhale the present moment, to slow down, to just observe, to stay still;

These 2 years introduced me to my deeper hidden self and after quite a mixed journey of highs and lows of knowing myself,

I now pursue art full time because I found my medium to experience and express in this lifetime when I became one with my inner child. 

This was my story of revival, meeting my other side and landing where I am right now with so much gratitude.