Resolutions

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Resolutions

On this last day of the year
There's something I should do
New year's resolutions are
Promised to become true

Promises I'd like to keep
And want to guarantee
Bad habits I need to break
Become reality

The reality is this
Vows are hard to follow
You don't want your words to seem
So empty and hollow

I resolve to do my best
To let my "yes" mean "yes"
And my "no" to stay a "no"
No one would have to guess

I'll be a man of my word
A trusted friend indeed
A man of integrity 
And fit to take the lead

I'll be more responsible
That is a noble goal
I will have the will power
To act in self-control

Yes, I want to lose more weight
And yes, I'll exercise
Yes, I need to eat less food
Because it hits my thighs

Starting January first
I will be good all year
No more smoking, alcohol
Not even one last beer

Can I keep my promises?
It's too early to say
Yet I'd likely break each one
Before it's even May

 

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Shay86 commented on Resolutions

01-12-2012

That is about right...lol. It happens every year but hey at least we try...lol

schizopoet

01/12/2012

Hello Shay, thank you for your nice reviews. If you have any more free time in the future, please check out my 270+ poems. Just don't read too many in one sitting! It might blow your mind! LOL. May God bless you, Shay. Thank you.

1990lh commented on Resolutions

01-01-2012

lol I think you about covered it all, but I think the best resolution to make is to make this year the best one yet, I'm going to do everything in my power to live life to the fullest and not hold myself back

am2anangel commented on Resolutions

12-31-2011

I'm with you there on the weight loss. I am also making a resolution to enjoy life more and try to complain less. Lofty goals for me. But I'll do the best I can. Well done. -Tonya

The true philosopher and the true poet are one, and a beauty, which is truth, and a truth, which is beauty, is the aim of both.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet (1803-1882)

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