New Year's Eve

Anitha Devi Pillai

You know she's arriving soon
with her gifts:
hidden lessons,
choices, decisions and,
unborn memories.

Apologies, tears or regrets
will not cloud her.
At least not this time,
you think.
Let celebrations and laughter
shroud her.

I wait with you to embrace
the midnight's child
to watch her arrive
to joyous shouts,
stolen kisses,
and unrehearsed dance.

Hope and love in the air.

If I could choose,
I will choose
to live this year
in the moment she arrives.

First published in Advaitam Speaks Literary in 2018 as 'As we wait to embrace her'.