Although it’s just another day
And the ticking never ceases
The poignancy of 12am
Can make many go to pieces.
Taking stock of where you are
And what you want to be
Of everyone you’ve loved so far
While trying to be happy.
New starts don’t have to happen
At the changing of a year
But I’ll raise a glass for all of us
As midnight draws near.
Copyright © Sophie Harrington (2016)
As the clock goes bong
And you hear that song
Don’t look at what’s wrong
We will get along.
Don’t shed a tear
Instead let’s cheer
At another year
We will banish fear.
We won’t be divided
Try not to be misguided
Do what auld lang syne did
We will be united.
Copyright © Sophie Harrington (2016)
My heart lives on my sleeve
I try to hide it away
But it seems to believe
It should be on display.
I told it to be discerning
To try and trust less
But it’s terrible at learning
And ends up in distress.
It feels the world around it
And other people’s pain
Ends up absorbing every bit
When I wish it would restrain.
But though I find this gruelling
And physically a drain
I know that it’s fuelling
What makes us humane.
I will teach my offspring
To love with all their hearts
To grasp all that life can bring
Indulge, although it smarts.
Copyright © Sophie Harrington (2016)
Essentially Love Poems 