Written by C Hues
December 23, 2022
I told mom that 2022 was a bad year. But mom said that years can’t be bad, People can be bad. And sometimes we see crisis as a curse, When we should understand it as a challenge. 2022 saw women wronged As women’s rights were ripped away. But we also saw women fight Alongside allies to protect What already belonged to them. 2022 saw hate crimes continue And election lies to drum up Democracy’s demise. But we stood tall and voted For Truth. 2022 saw a sad man Think he could take a small country And rebuild greatness that never was. But he found out in 2022 That small does not mean weak. 2022 was not a bad year. 2022 had bad men Who failed to realize That good people are always, Always up to the challenge.