Resolution

The countdown marks a fresh start

Swathed in dissipating firework smoke and cool midnight air, you’re halfway reborn

You believe change is catalyzed by a new calendar year

The uncertainty is electric and promising

Goals set and digitally tacked to your wall

To save more money, to learn a language, to fall in love

By June the hope will have faded

Your new self morphed into something old and bitter

Friends look like they’re moving forward

Their aspirations becoming reality, lists more complete than not

While your guilt grows and festers

Still, nothing seems to get done

The feeling of failure is overwhelming

Blinded by regret, you overlook the small things

A new friend, a funny video, a picturesque view

Mundanity always seems miniscule in hindsight

Never forget that life is not solely made of big ticket items

And that unmet goals don’t tarnish all you did accomplish

Drinking more water, finishing that book, learning something new

The year isn’t dictated by loss; it only gives you another chance to try again.