Muted

Too many nights spent inside,
Love lost in unclicked photos,
Places you’ve never been and won’t,
It’s been a year of distant hallows,
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Your itinerary has gathered dust,
And so have your memories of the year,
Three minutes to midnight and you,
Soldier on – you’re not alone here,
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No one is counting down this time,
Nothing lights up the skies,
A muted celebration if there ever was,
Liquid relief in tired eyes,
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Head nods and handshakes later,
You turn your back on tomorrow,
Yesterday won’t be forgotten, you,
Light a lantern of hope sans sorrow,
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Winter has come visiting and been,
An unwelcome guest for a bit too long,
And for once, you abandon resolutions,
Hoping your worst fears are proven wrong.