Life carries on

Life carries on
Alhamdulillah

Life carries on
with helpers or without

The escalator of life
keeps moving
amidst lockdown
what all goes on?

What silent activities
underground
under the radar
under ocean

Aeroplanes grounded
transport numbed
groceries available
work online

What sensors are being installed
what world will we return to
vaccines with chips?
all under surveillance ?

Obiquitous G5

Love the speed
love the download
the invasion of privacy
a price to pay?

History in the making
many moments of
never before
first time ever

World wide phenomena
often occur
at this scale in this way?
never before

Punting for technology
under the fear psychosis
erasing independence
human freedom at stake?

Uniform systems
already in place
gradual globalisation
all airports the same

Signage the same
same travel screening
lockdown just to harness
last cleanup for uniformity?

All under the radar
biometrics to nth degree
saffan saffah row upon row
all now traceable accountable?

Misdemeanors caught
no stepping out of line
eventually control the mind
guidelines for thought

Where is the antidote?
side step the malaware
Qur’an and Sunnah
how will it safeguard?

Deen iman and ummah
able to implement sunnah
a recalibrate moment
rethink re-evaluate
a new gameplan

Bottom line who’s incharge ?
dunya a sijn – in transit
through all the morass
here only to navigate

Keep iman intact
serve and survive
under oppression
still iman imbibe

Below the radar
life carries on
Alhamdulillah

Fajr 5/4/20