Bye Bye 2020

Bye bye 2020 I am waving goodbye to you I don't know if I should shed tears for you Or ululate in joy You have been a rebellious year Not putting on any uniform You taunted all ordinary life regulations Bringing in your own restrictions You shut down our busy streets Cancelled all busy schedules Clearing our timelines You made sure we are at home To witness your epic stunt We watched daily As you rampaged the streets of life Bringing tears to the heart of humanity You were merciless Puncturing the sense of security You made our hearts bleed We watched in horror As you trampled on human lives You spared no country Your hammer was held high It shattered the bulletproof lives That some have built for themselves You brought us to our knees Teaching us the way of faith, hope and love You were as brutal as a storm As quick as a serpent As ferocious as a hungry beast You ate non-stop Human flesh was your favourite dish You entered many homes And injected your venom on many veins You spared no one Young and old You brutalized both rich and poor Your ways are not our ways Your method does not follow any manmade rules There is no logic in your merciless killing There is nowhere to seek justice You were the prosecutor and the hangman You found no joy in wasting time You fed on our parents, children, brothers and sisters Unleashing your power You made us to listen to our terrified hearts You made us vow to one another To always cherish the time we spend together To never take life for granted You made us to drink from the bowl of existence We prayed non-stop for your mercy We chewed on the cord of hope But you did not stop We are terrified We are lost We are bleeding We are pleading with you Take away your anger Don't pass it on to the New Year We want peace, we pray for a new day A New Year ©