#YearEndEchoes

Time slips through my fingers,
As if just a day has passed since its arrival's whisper.
I'm not ready but I must bid it adieu,
Another year approaches swiftly, yet denial lingers.

It's an endless carousel of farewells,
It saddens me how unprepared I am once again, I sigh in defeat,
Oh how I yearn to halt time exactly at midnight,
To rewind and relive the tapestry of years, both bitter and sweet.

However life is no fairy tale, there’s no magic in this world,
The new year looms, unprepared as I may be, I must press on.
For though the journey seems ceaseless, it must persist,
Waiting, a fresh beginning on the horizon, there's no time to frown.

Rather than lamenting, I choose to truly live,
This year concludes, but a new one will soon begin.
Time may hasten its flight, yet in this new year, rebirth awaits,
Craft a bucket list, fulfill the longings within.

Embrace the uncertainties, cast off the chains of fear,
Time may sprint, but I must transcend, moving forward.
In the realm of boundless possibilities,
I shall progress from this stage to the next thenceforward.

© shine