Inside the mind of a corona patient

Dabur Kadha or Himalaya Septillin?

Home isolation or Hospitalization? 

Homeopathic or Home remedy?

Asymptomatic or Symptomatic?

Coronil kit or Ayush package?

Azithromycin or Amoxicillin?

Runny nose or Itchy throat?

Tonsillitis or Pharyngitis?

Allopathic or Ayurvedic?

Back pain or Body pain? 

Ginger or Black pepper?

Hand wash or Sanitizer?

Zincovit or Becosule Z?

Blank or Mood swings?

Antigen or Antibodies?

Salt gargle or Steam?

Proteins or Vitamins?

Antacid or Probiotic?

14 days or 17 days?

Turmeric or Honey?

Vitamin B12 or D3?

Bitter or No taste?

Fever or feverish?

Eggs or Paneer?

MPV or MCV?

Soup or Tea?

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I have googled enough to deserve a degree

I have seen enough to advise others for free

I have experienced enough to watch out for the signs

I have understood enough to act before it crosses lines

Sitting in isolation, counting minutes, hours, and days

Trying to rack my brains on how did I miss on the nays

 

20 seconds hand wash, 6 feet apart, mask on my face

But within minutes of testing positive, I fell from grace 

‘Oh! I can get it too’, in my mind, that was the last thing  

It seemed so simple that it just complicated everything

And that’s how symptoms are taken for common cold,

or a casual fever or diarrhea or headache, truth be told

Oddly, tests are taboo, for fear of facing what will ensue

When actually, it is just attesting what you always knew

There are so many out there, unknowingly with the virus

And many who thought ‘Oh! why go through all the fuss!’

Can’t tell when the virus gets the better of our immunity
So, it is upon us to test at the first hint of vulnerability!