31st December 2023

Please, do not wish me
‘Happy New Year’
Let me mourn the dead

Please, do not wish me
‘Happy New Year’
21,822 are already killed

Please, do not wish me
‘Happy New Year’
8,800 children among them

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‘Happy New Year’
56,451 are wounded

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‘Happy New Year’
100 killed last night

Please, do not wish me
‘Happy New Year’
Let me feel the pain

Please, do not wish me
‘Happy New Year’
Let me realize my guilt

Please, do not wish me
‘Happy New Year’
Let me suffer, for my inactions

Please, do not wish me
‘Happy New Year’
I didn’t encounter the zealots

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‘Happy New Year’
I didn’t save the victims

Please, do not wish me
‘Happy New Year’
I did nothing to stop the genocide

Please, do not wish me
‘Happy New Year’
I’m not worthy of your wish

Please, do not wish me
‘Happy New Year’
I’m not human enough to react

Please, do not wish me
‘Happy New Year’
I’m not a good Samaritan

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‘Happy New Year’
I need a hideout

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‘Happy New Year’
I need to hide my face

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‘Happy New Year’
I need to confess

Please, do not wish me
‘Happy New Year’
I know I’m still complacent

Please, do not wish me
‘Happy New Year’
I know I can’t face my soul

Please, do not wish me
‘Happy New Year’
I know, there can never be a New Year.

poetnilavronill