it is so ironic

flapping in Wuhan
a Chrysalis caused chaos
Earth rests on its back

it is so ironic
while the whole of mankind
is in a cage
the animals run wild and free
and mock us
seeing us in jail
it is so ironic
as we battle
an invisible enemy
waging a strange kind of star
all these tanks, missiles,bombs
and warships
prove a mere vanity
against nature's wrath
it is so ironic
while we dance
on the streets,beat plates,utensils
and light lamps
as one by one the brave
doctors and nurses fall
we shamelessly kick
out of their homes
their very kind
it is so ironic
while from the foreign shores
the rich ferry this disease to our land
a strange paradox
it is only the poor and the homeless
who in thousands die
it is so ironic
while humankind
still tirelessly tries to find a cure
this very pandemic is making
our ailing mother nature heal
it is so ironic
while the silent intruder
performs its gory dance of death
here in my land
in the name of religion
sadly people still do fight
it is so ironic
here in Ladakh
it was yesterday
in the stillness of the night
that i tried writing these lines
while outside
bizarrely
in the middle of spring
snow fell