Here it comes
2017
Not the Fourth of July or Halloween.
What do you have planned
for the New Year?
Most will say
holding their loved ones near.
But my mind keeps straying
to the world at large.
I hope that the President-elect
doesn’t barge
into a nuclear arms race.
I kind of like the world on its face.
Although I’d be the first to say,
it needs some work
whether or not
you consider him a jerk.
We’ve got to start
considering an alternative
to bombing and all that goes along with
that
and that’s a fact.
The earth as a whole is
on the precipice of disaster.
You can’t say no unless
you don’t think lives matter.
There is nothing else
except for extinction.
I think not–we can try to save it in
some way.
“In what way?” you ask.
I haven’t a clue.
I will say a lot of consideration
is due.
Don’t mean to get
all grim up in here
’cause I’m still going to hope
for a Happy New Year.
© Pamela D. Beverly
That’s well thought out. I’m also praying that we are not on the brink of disaster.
It certainly makes a person think that way, the way our world leaders are behaving, doesn’t it, Jacqueline?
Happy new year!
Happy New Year to you as well!
Same hope here! Happy New Year… 🙂
I hope you had a Merry Christmas and Happy new year!