Bravo 2023, turns out my faith in you is fragile
Built on sand, not concrete
When I make plans, when I draw goals,
When I create projections, the ideals for a smatter you
For a sustainable you, I drain into a frenzied irritant
Not touching out my abs: I am out of oomph.
The buzz of your coming, the bravado notwithstanding
Which we have always had for New Year is vanished
It is iced in let-us-wait-and-see
Particularly in the peak of global Panasonics
All the same we welcome you
2022 is your bizarre rehearsal
Where all humanity was a Chloe Ting, drop out
Fooled by the uncertainty of both life and occurrences
We still want to start, and end fresh
But the fear of the unseen is unsaid: we are a worried lot.
We learn, not through basics, but through experience
How difficult it is to hold on the walls of the planet earth
Where your greatest dependents, your wildest subjects live
The floods, the hurricanes, and now the global menace
Have made it volatile to live in: All the same, bravo 2023!
Read – A Hermit’s Wail – A Poem by Abayomi Ayo-Kayode, Nigeria
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