Here’s to a time we will remember forevermore
a year you will carry forever in your core
as the bells toll and firework start
I hope you don’t forget what it taught
a life through plastic and covered mouths
an inkling to be kind
to hide your fear and put on your best fight
be hopeful even when you think you can’t
like a tree praying its roots will stay strong through the wind,
be thankful for every breath
the one this year tried to take away,
remember as you laid your head to sleep
thinking things couldn't get worse
but they did,
our homes got filled by beautiful ghosts
the traces of all those we'd lost,
we realized life is fragile
but even if the tree bends to the wind
it doesn't mean it's bound to break,
it taught us to be patient
it sparked in us the desire to be better
we learned we all have a role in building the shelter,
to stay home
be strong
to take care of the elders,
to say ‘thank you’ whenever you can
to cherish and value love in it's purest form
a simple hug,
to choose to be polite instead of clever
be the bearer of hope
to never point out the bad weather
to paint a landscape of dreams and sun
even when the outside is looking rough,
to be selfless,
as you watched the doctors and nurses
the essential workers,
this year came through like a tidal wave
we watched as our material ways sunk without a trace,
and as the new year comes around
and the music resumes
never forget
that even through all this pain
this year taught us to care.
