Happy New Year is just another day,

As WhatsApp inboxes overflow with clichés.

A 'feel-good factor' fills the air,

Festive joy hides the burdens we bear.
Yet for some, this day holds no cheer,

Only the weight of a new dawn of fear.

Across the border, fireworks ignite,
Revellers dance through the jubilant night.
But on this side, a darker fate—

Fleeing bombardment as clocks reset the date.

Ravaged by war, their lives remain,

Trapped in a cycle of sorrow and pain.