New Year’s Resolutions I’m Sure to Break

I will catch butterflies instead of colds.

I will travel in a train, not in my imagination.

I will lose weight instead of my mind.

I will practice obfuscation rather than obstinacy.

I will watch the road, not calories.

I will remember which road leads where.

I will walk with the wild turkey and deer.

I will enjoy drinking coffee black. Or not at all.

I will not use my mouth as a shoe rack.

I will be younger than I was last year.

I won’t forget where I put my keys. Or my glasses.

I won’t be afraid to be afraid.

I won’t make promises. I promise.

I won’t make any more New Year’s resolutions.

Published in Sonnets to Sing