Uncalled laughters at choicest of times

 My smile turns up

At choicest of times,

Sometimes unaccompanied,

Sometimes with sniggers.

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Today while having a discussion

About the ongoing pandemic

And my convocation,

The neighborhood music system

Which was brought up

For marriage purpose,

Blared some weird song,

The one that is played on loop

When people in love 

Are separated or removed.

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Me and brother, 

Astonishingly calm

Looked towards each other

Funnily alarmed.

'The eyes Chico, they don't lie'

Well,

Neither do they help in stopping a smile.

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We burst out laughing,

Our tears peeking from both ends.

The hands covered mouth,

Our faces turned away,

As surprised ones unaware, turned in frown.

Topic that was in discussion

Was of death and oxygen and medical compounds.

.

Even though the glare was enough,

Subduing a laughter is really tough.

We broke eye contact, 

Thought some more about life, career, and situational facts,

Our laugh vanished, lost somewhere in our thoughtful tracts.

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Raj Nandani