The beauty of New Year’s Eve
Isn’t in the fireworks blazing in
Nighttime skies around the globe.
It’s not in the confetti
Falling like snow
In Time’s Square.
For me, the beauty lies
In the glowing faces
of humanity
Connected in a rare
Moment of unification
All are looking towards the
Upcoming year
With the same hopes and
Promises to make it
Better than the last.
The Humanity.
Taking to the streets again
To March.
Rallying to protect
Families they don’t know
Families from foreign
Places who have been
Separated by inhumane laws.
These marchers are the best
The United States has to offer.
I hope the world realizes that
We are doing what we can
To fight against the
Tide of fascism that
Is growing before our eyes.
Grief is a double-edged sword.
It can give you comfort
As well as the greatest pain.
The comfort comes
In knowing everyone finds
Themselves in its grasp
At some point in their lives.
It is a unifying experience
For humanity.
The heartache comes from
Knowing that and still
Feeling isolated from
The world.
