new year's day.

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tick tock
big ben chimes in
the new year

we're happy
for a single moment,
when we think
the new year will bring
fresh air for us to breathe

but then the fireworks start,
pollution fills the air
and we are crippled
by the the reality
that new year, new starts
are just fairytales

the world doesn't stop
for that day
or even that moment
it doesn't have time
to give us a break
or let us breathe
because it can't either

we're at a loss
and our first sin
is new year's day

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