Here I sit,
Remembering last year like it was yesterday
I remember the way the whole world was in disarray,
Everyone was on the edge of their seats waiting for even just one sun ray
Like it was just yesterday:
I remember the way humans were watching their fellow humans decay,
Callousness and destruction seemed to be the order of the day
Just like yesterday
The Lord let us see today
A new year feels like just another day
Except today our date ends with a different number arrangement
Just like yesterday
‘Make hay while the sun shines’ they say
But how can you make hay when there’s not even one sun ray?
‘Patience! Patience!’ our religious leaders preach
They tell us to wait
They tell us to be of good cheer
‘It’ll all be over soon’ they say
But ‘soon’ is looking farther the closer we get
We don’t say it
But we know
We’re all too scared to admit we notice
But we know
We’re just scared to let ourselves accept what we truly believe:
That this year won’t be different from the last,
That this year may even be worse than the last,
That there will really be no new beginnings this year.
We don’t want to think of it but we do
That this year may give us even more scarring than the last
But what can we do except to wait?
Wait out the peace and prepare for the storm
For this is a new year.
This is a new dawn.
This a new time.
This is a fresh start.
One we hope will lead us to good fortune,
One we hope to take us to greater heights,
One we pray will be the best we ever had.
For this is a new year,
This is a new beginning,
This a new time,
This a new dawn.
One that can only encourage us to hope and pray even more than we have in the past,
One that can only tell us what to do while we wait out the war,
A war we fear we may not win.
Oh! My fellow mortals,
Do not worry,
Do not fear.
Good things can still happen
For this is a new year
A new dawn
And what better time to have new beginnings than on a new day, a new dawn?
So breathe, relax, eat, sleep, relax
Don’t try to tell God how to behave
There’s no doubt that He can keep us safe.
MOYOSOREOLUWA FAGUNLEKA (Mo_the_creative)
08022979299
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