New Year's Resolutions Poem by Sari Mavi

Another year begins, people like to write
their New Year's resolutions:

"This year, I'll lose 20 pounds"
"I'll study more and try to get a better job"

"I'll be a better spouse, a better parent"
"I'll take better care of myself".. Blah blah blah

Well, you know what happens after a few weeks
roll in most of the time? Absolutely nothing.

Old habits roll back in, because it doesn't matter.

We won't simply change because a new year started,
because of our written resolutions.

It takes greater willpower to reverse years of "bad"
behavior, self-inflicted pain, or just common habits.

We can do it, sure, we can, but we have to admit it;
Maybe we're not so ready for change yet.

We simply need to admit that sometimes we are not
ready to change, to shift..

And that is okay.