A finance professional by vocation and a poet by instinct, Punam works with the World Health Organization in the areas of finance, budgeting, Planning, monitoring and evaluation. With roots in commerce and a journey spanning the private sector and international NGOs, she brings both precision and passion to everything she does. During the stillness of the COVID-19 lockdown, she found her voice in poetry-transforming uncertainty into reflection, and solitude into expression. This collection is born from that time: quiet, honest, and deeply human.