Countdown

Ten...

glasses raised to toast new starts

to friends who've come and gone

Nine...

smiles shared in trust now earned

through redundant pain released

Eight...

ball reads, "Definitely"

at the question of removing

Seven...

deadly demons hidden deep

from this year past contained

Six...

lonely weeks she can't relive

but won't forget too soon

Five...

fingers laced between her own

lending reassurance gained

Four...

seasons wait in promised change

new and different but the same

Three...

vows to keep before her God

in purity and freedom given

Two...

hearts unite in covenant love

to make their new year

One.

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Prompt from A Writer's Book of Days: In anticipation of the night.