Whisper Goodbye
By Gina K Campbell
12-31-2020
As the year takes the stage for its final bow
Let us whisper our goodbyes with reverence
A moment of stillness & a measure of awe
As this time reaches its severance.
This year’s show may have been filled with pain
Disappointment headlining on the marquee
But perseverance & self reflection are the rising stars
Teaching us who we should be.
A new day may await us
But yesterday was our seminary-
A training ground for the roots of our souls
The lessons learned, discretionary.
Perhaps new life is promised
In the fresh-faced year we welcome
But it too will have its heartaches
Happiness will not be it’s only outcome.
Every moment we leave behind us
Every joy, every sting, every loss
Planted something deep within our soil
That we should not rush to toss.
So let us not push & shove this year away
Instead let it settle softly in our hearts
Its deathbed is our stepping stone
And we should embrace it as it departs.
