Migrant labour walks
Jobs vanished in lockdown
Where is home?
Brain fogged, they emerge
From the mists of pandemic time
Her kitchen’s healing aromas.
Travel pants loosened
Their pre-children joyfully escape
Swimming to fertility.
V. Ramana Dhara is a physician who explores the links between health and the environment. He is a former member of the International Medical Commission on Bhopal. He tweets at @RamanaDhara.
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