2016 was a samovar filled with
indifference, intolerance and
a myriad of other self-boiling
elements that took us far away
from tranquility.
Unbeknownst to us, palpable walls
began to rise at a preternatural rate,
built of pepper and spite.
A mouth cannot make
another mouth
understand
if it is
intertwined with
brazen privilege.
Listen: we may tempted
to dump Benzodiazepine
into the waters of 2017.
Rewiring our brains.
Sedating us.
Or seek to terraform Mars,
creating a peace-filled
escape hatch, 54.6 million
kilometers away.
Here’s hoping we instead
have the prescience
to envision a better year.
To live it with zeal and grace.
Choosing gemütlich over schadenfreude.
2016 is done.
In 2017, new work begins.