Goodbye
Year of Tears
Bitter tears and numbing sighs
Strained by obstacles and grief,
Turned into excruciating horror
Witnessed by our frightened eyes.
The sky, like a blue crystal, so fair,
Like prelude of life and fascination,
Was engolfed by fierce calamity
In the midst of terror and despair.
The memory is ever permanent,
So constant, never finding its end,
Echoing the ever grieving agony
Of our beloved country’s torment.
A beautiful morning, with a hefty price,
Swept away by piercing heartache,
As so many selfless and loving
souls
Gifted us with their ultimate sacrifice.
Life taught us about pain and sorrow;
It has changed, no more the
same.
We became doubtful of its illusion...
Is there hope for a brighter
tomorrow?...
It was one of the most sorrowful years,
Which made us face up to harsh reality,
When even the cold hearted wept
praying
For good news and no more tears.
In search of peace and
happiness,
We anxiously and humbly pray
The Lord's Prayer and Hail Mary
Recognizing Jesus' love and
kindness.
May the ashes of the preceding year
Rekindle the embers of peace and love,
And cradle the hope of this new one
That a better world is drawing near!
© Ann Marie S. Matias
January 1, 2002
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January 1, 2002