«A few days before the new year 2022…» — Summary

A few days before the new year 2022,

I haven’t felt anything FUN this year, Not much has changed, I haven’t felt anything.

NOTHING No one saw me, No one talked to me, No one met me, No one hear me, No one love me, No one wants me, not even myself. Maybe I just grew up a little bit,

Depressed about death and Ended up loving someone who didn’t exist Or Someone who didn’t know I existed, again.

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Written a few days before the new year of 2022, the poem is a stark year-end check-in from someone who feels empty. The speaker opens by saying nothing fun or new has happened, then repeats it: "I haven't felt anything." The word NOTHING, in capitals, sits alone like a heavy stone in the middle of the poem.

What follows is a list of small rejections: no one saw, talked to, met, heard, or loved the speaker. The last line cuts deepest, since the speaker admits to not wanting themselves either. The grammar slips ("No one hear me, No one love me"), which makes it feel raw and unpolished, like a confession typed quickly.

The ending hints at a bleak kind of growing up, tied to thoughts of death and a love for someone who never existed, or never noticed the speaker. The mood is lonely, numb, and quietly sad, with very little hope offered.

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