If there is something I have learnt
In the last two years after being burnt
Multiple times for my planning overzealous
Is not to make plans, best not to discuss
What we would do in six months or a year
Many times the plans for the next week are unclear
Depending on which way the pandemic pendulum swings
Unexpected change of plans the curve of an outbreak brings
Plans for social gatherings and travel can change within days
Our lives are ruled by the virus, this is one of the ways
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Pre-pandemic a lot of time I would spend
In making plans elaborate, only a few in the end
Would materialize, but now it appears to me
That they were daydreams more than plans actually
The roller-coaster ride of the pandemic has now
Cured me of that habit, I do not allow
Myself to get carried away and plan far ahead
I make immediately actionable plans instead
I am more spontaneous, less time I idle away
Disappointment thus I can keep at bay
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From a compulsive planner to someone
Who now finds spontaneous planning fun-
I have changed, expectations right now I have none
Who knows if I would revert back when the pandemic is done?
Passion...unbridled 