A foreign yet a familiar feeling
As the heart yearned as mind craved its presence
A tug of war as the mind and the heart battled
Heart and soul aligned revived and recharged
Heart drumbeats echoed the mind as senses in alert
As the feels overflowed, soul untangled past woes
Archives unburied as there being no barriers
Fire and energy ignited channeling a different momentum.
Emptiness the void that fills the heart
No sense of direction as it drowns in deep
Soul that was unattached from the body
Mind that lingered outside of reality in sight
As it lurked like a shadow in the darkness
Present yet disconnected from existence
Whilst soul howls like sirens in an emergency
In need of immediate attention and reparation.
Happiness such a foreign feeling
Peace and freedom long yearned
All strived to have at this new chance at life
New chapter. fresh moments and a new life
Different outlook and different approach
Refusal for past to weigh new chapter down
In preparation against all odds with confidence
Reintroduction and reinvention unapologetically.
Today I make a vow I bury the ashes of 2020
Acknowledging the lessons without an ounce of regret
Riding solo making a mark standing on my ground
Today the end of it all, end of history and a new beginning
Leaving the pieces and whatever baggage onto this year
Entering a new year with a clear mind and an open heart
Despite everything that came with 2020 it happened for a reason
2020 opened my eyes and gave me purpose and a second chance.
Over the series of events that had occurred its very painful and disheartening
Spiralling out of control taking a huge left turn to all be the harsh painful reality
Despite the chaos breaking free and freedom atlas with no chains held back
Outside of confinement with no restrictions and regulations that were present
The horror from the confinement and the nightmares it to be everlasting daunting
The scars inflicted for it to be everlasting wounded leaving a mark forever eternally
Freedom being a fairytale as the spell being broken and no longer having the power
Freedom having such a deeper meaning as it was once foreign and not ever expected.
Nelly Cherry 