The apartment is packed up
There’s left-over Thai in the fridge and
Deep fried ice cream in the freezer
And you’ve watched Come From Away
And as the sky explodes into colored sparkles
And the world celebrates the ticking of the clock into the new year
You walk along the river
On one of those magic Manhattan-y nights
And you say out loud
Dear universe
For being
My soul
For love
For energy
For strength
For knowledge
For expression
For sweeping me off my feet
Thank you, thank you, thank you ​