City Series – Sonam Chashutsang in New York City, We the Isolationists (124th Corona Diary)

City Series – Sonam Chashutsang in New York City, We the Isolationists (124th Corona Diary)

City Series – Sonam Chashutsang in New York City, We the Isolationists (124th Corona Diary)

Our corona diary.

[Text and photo by Sonam Chashutsang]

I close my eyes in self-isolation from corona… and I see
myself lying on the bed
Thinking of my mother
Who must have felt the same loneliness-
The one we now call isolation

I lay there staring at the ceiling
I am with my mother
in her deathbed-alongside her
Counting our breaths in and out

I close my eyes and hear birds chirp
In a language-only, I could understand
Telling me to open my lungs to breathe and out
Knowing that this, too, shall pass

“We the Isolationists” series urges folks from any part of the world to share a brief diary starting with “I close my eyes in my self-isolation from Corona… and I see…” Not more than 100 words. With a horizontal-sized selfie, along with your city name… please mail to me at mayankaustensoofi@gmail.com.