The New Year Resolution

It's the day post 
all the New Year's Eve 
Celebrations.
The champagne haze has 
lifted, 
a fresh Gregorian start 
kindly gifted.

We rise, we plot, 
we plan, and we decide
with all of our brains' 
machinations;
all the places
we will go
all the the things 
we will do.

The New Year
The New Me
The New You.

Just like the last year.
And the year before.
We resolve to change,
to be better, to alter, 
to improve,
some real or perceived 
flaw.
Knowing that the year 
just completed,
was the last straw.

But this year is 
different.
This we say is true.
But this year is 
different.
This year 
we've thought it through.

And two days in, 
we'll still be on track.
Experiences and tasks 
accomplished.
Because we had
the fresh drive, 
the push, 
the internal charge
to force procrastination 
back.

For at least a few days 
it'll be easy,
but we know where 
the true challenge lies.
It's in keeping 
the momentum going,
for days, weeks, months
 - when patience dies.

When the motivations
 start slowing,
when there's new things 
for fun. 
Like when Netflix 
releases more series 
We know, that's it, 
we're done. 

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