Happy New Year

As  I look back on this year,

It has not been one full of cheer.

Don’t get me wrong it’s not all bad

But mostly I remember feeling sad.

Lives were taken, some way too soon

Too much change with every moon.

Watching family struggle through pain

Can make the best of us go insane.

My friends have tried to help me out

To that I have no doubt.

But as I deal with each new loss

And every road that I must cross

I try not to look back at the past

I try to hope the the pain won’t last

I pick myself up onto my feet

I look both ways and cross the street

I take a deep breath and shed the fear

I hope for the best in the New Year.