Poem: Bye bye 2020
I am waving goodbye to you
I don’t know if I should shed tears for you
Or ululate in joy
You have been a rebellious year
Not putting on any uniform
You taunted all ordinary life regulations
Bringing in your own restrictions
You shut down our busy streets
Cancelled all busy schedules
Clearing our timelines
You made sure we are at home
To witness your epic stunt
We watched daily
As you rampaged the streets of life
Bringing tears to the heart of humanity
You were merciless
Puncturing the sense of security
You made our hearts bleed
We watched in horror
As you trampled on human lives
You spared no country
Your hammer was held high
It shattered the bulletproof lives
That some have built for themselves
You brought us to our knees
Teaching us the way of faith, hope and love
You were as brutal as a storm
As quick as a serpent
As ferocious as a hungry beast
You ate non-stop
Human flesh was your favourite dish
You entered many homes
And injected your venom on many veins
You spared no one
Young and old
You brutalized both rich and poor
Your ways are not our ways
Your method does not follow any manmade rules
There is no logic in your merciless killing
There is nowhere to seek justice
You were the prosecutor and the hangman
You found no joy in wasting time
You fed on our parents, children, brothers and sisters
Unleashing your power
You made us to listen to our terrified hearts
You made us vow to one another
To always cherish the time we spend together
To never take life for granted
You made us to drink from the bowl of existence
We prayed non-stop for your mercy
We chewed on the cord of hope
But you did not stop
We are terrified
We are lost
We are bleeding
We are pleading with you
Take away your anger
Don’t pass it on to the New Year
We want peace, we pray for a new day
A New Year
©Kenneth Maswabi
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