The Year in Review
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Like Seattle Slew,
old 2022,
Brilliant and feckless
Loud and aloof
With lies and proof
The year in review
Gambling, wallowing, speculating
Intimidating, damming, articulating
Compliance or defiance
Vaccinated or unvaccinated
Personal feelings
Personal dealings
Findings old and new
The year in review
Audacious, creative, specious and tenacious
Technology and social media
Time invested or wasted
Combative or persuasive
Served
# hashtag or @ at
Fiction or fact
The year in review
The mainstream media,
A wobbly carousel ride
Colorful and delightful
With dissent and spite
Vociferous or silent
Their views abide
The year in review
Loss and crying
Loved ones gone
Managing grief
While waking each morning
Yielding and trying
to reconnect
To those still with us
To heal and resurrect
The year in review
Good tidings for thee
In 2023
Focus on a great life
Look left and look right
Cross the boulevard
Of unrealized dreams
Crush your fears
Leave them in last year
This year is brand new
