An Apology to the year gone by
We have cursed you so many times
Called you names, wished you gone
Felt your stronghold
And woken up choking for breath
In the middle of the night
We have cursed you for our fear gripped mind
For every cough, every sneeze
For the paranoia ringing in empty streets
For the friends we couldn’t meet, the things we couldn’t buy
For the endless chores, and our tired bones
For the lives lost, and livelihoods
For grief tickers settling in on blue screens…
And yet there was so much to have thanked you for
The leaves and flowers that dared to bloom
In the space we uncluttered, none too soon
For the beauty of clear skies, blue and purple and gold
For the moments slipping past, we could finally hold
For learning to love what is truly ours
For calm, and gratitude and the journey into our souls…
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