Before The Clock Strikes Midnight

Before the clock strikes midnight, painter Singabantu will pray and put

away all 2024’s slumps and sorrows, and woo and win 2025’s tomorrows,

horizons, happiness, healing, and highs with a rosiness that’s unparalleled.

Before the clock strikes midnight, portraitist Singabantu promises to renew

and refine in terms of New Year resolutions: he’ll neither inscribe them on his forehead,

nor on a piece of paper. Till they fit into his feel, and fulfill dreams, it’s real, there’s no deal.