New Year
So! You've turned the page again,
You look perplexed, my new-old friend.
What once was now, has become then.
It must be strange, this regeneration,
The present and past in crude integration
Like empire's rule atop first nations.
In the earth, whilst seeds are planted,
A political pledge recanted.
Fizzing screens, children enchanted.
No doubt you've seen it all before,
Prayers for peace and threats of war,
But you don't know what's yet in store.
Come, let us walk arm in arm.
And see ourselves what we become.
Let's do our best to do no harm,
Be we storm, or be we calm.