The Setting Sun

People around the world thought the worst was over. They thought 2020 had come, feasted on our quality of life and was at last ready to leave as a satisfied beast would. A kin to a lion leaving the rest of the herd alone once it’s bathing in the blood of the slain, while the rest of the gazelle helpless run away, having been spared.

We were supposed to be grateful for a new year, finally collect our remnants of normalcy in 2021 and thank the heavens we were spared. We thought we saw some light at the edge of the horizon... little did we know, the sun was setting.