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"New Old Year" by Sophia Kunkel

Frosty red cheeks and dazzling white smiles cross my vision,
Dancing under the skylit dawn of a new time and year,
Hidden beneath comfy scarves and woolen beanies
While the clock ticks onward
Towards an impending hour. 

Boisterous laughter and shrieks of anticipation flood my ears,
A cacophony of breaths taken for granted,
Under the glint of a silver ball in Times Square
While the clock ticks onward
Towards a looming arrival. 

Scents of sweetened hot chocolate and greasy fried snacks waft to my nose
Accompanied by graveyards of abandoned dreams and past hopes,
I turn and watch as the clock strikes midnight,
Then time reverses--
As do I.

Sophia Kunkel is an eighteen-year-old, literature-lovin' high school senior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a passion for writing. 

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