Welcome 2021 and Gladly
Pulling myself out of the 2020 mud
Sluggish and stunned, fatter from sheltering in place
My eyes are shut tightly,
Attitude indiscernible
Light nearly gone from my soul
It has been the worst year of my life
Starting with the January death of my mother
It’s 2021! Someone yells with sheer joy.
I know it’s my husband. He’s the only other human here.
In this mole hole we live in, with dark windows,
Competing TVS blaring.
I shove both I-pads off my lap.
Which is considerably larger this year.
The couch is full of junk from October and November.
I begin to clear the couch. Hiding the stuff in other places.
Amazed that my whole attitude changes after the junk is gone.
It is a new day, I feel refreshed. My energy has returned in a whoosh!
It is 2021! A clean slate. A fresh page! A year to kiss and hug and commute.
I begin to dance as the cloud of 2020 lifts off my chest,
I feel sixty pounds lighter!
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