New Years Resolutions
Never a dull moment at this time of year
Everyone drunkenly in good cheer
Waiting for the clock to strike midnight
Yesterdays they reminisce to their own delight
Eventually they decide what they want to change
Announcing to anyone who will listen in hearing range
Rich and poor - seems to matter not!
Somehow they all have something to stop.
Resolving to stop smoking or eating so much
Entertaining ideas of working out on lunch.
Sounding aloud their shortcomings that come to mind
Only to let themselves down as the next day they find
Leftover booze and confetti from the night before
Under the tables, on the carpet, by the door
Torn between keeping a resolution made in haste
Intentionally lighting that next cigarette or to taste
Offensively delicious chocolate, chocholate chip ice cream
Never realizing their resolutions through the debris unseen.