January 1, 2022: fly like a buffly,
sting like a bee!

December 31: dropped on the bed
like a wacked fly,
stung by reality

of the wind blows
that yell, Get up
and come get some more!

Selected byNolcha Fox
Image credit:USGS
Obed Ladiny

Obed Ladiny's poems have appeared in Red Fez, In Between Hangovers, Torrid Literature Journal, Open Arts Forum, and more. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.