Happy New
Year
The world is not a safe place, she said I fear
She clutched to her soul and held it near
Her heart beat wildly to the roar of the storm
That ran in her head, and did more harm
She read the papers, there was news of death
Of innocent people betrayed by faith
Cars scurried on broken roads
Honking at tired ears & tattered souls
Gleaming lights blinded their drowsy eyes
Those men in queues waiting to meet
Children and wives
Years lost in days continued to unfold
Each day, every day
Like a tale twice told
She dreamt of the mountains that soar the skies
Of starry nights and fireflies
Of sun-kissed mornings after dewy nights
Of dreaming a thousand dreams
Under the Northern lights
Yet again, life was ordinary
As she looked at the mirror
For now she was, she said
A woman, a wife, a mother
Of choices she could make
She braved to be the one
A mother who lives for another life
Even before it’s born
The year kept its promise
And was there to say goodbye
She smiled at yet another New Year
Even as an old tear left her eye