2022 Poem by Deluke Muwanigwa

2022

So it came to pass that 2021 came and went
In the middle of its storms i nearly capitulated
Nearly threw the towel in
Nearly hung my gloves
Nearly threw my arms in the air
in surrender

Sure as the sun rises
the hands of time laboured through the seconds
Little by little 2021 reluctantly passed on
And seemingly with its expiration
a new dawn of better days has arisen

No longer do i dread answering every call
anticipating morbid news of death
No longer do i worry about the mountains of insurmountable debt
No longer do i feel the loneliness of being alone
the dejection of rejection

In my heart are rivers of hope
In my mind dreams of brightness
In my sleep i dream of a home away from home
My step carries new sure footedness
2022 has been off to a good start

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