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first poem of the new year (Free verse) by that_funny_girl
This is my first poem
of this year
though I suppose it is more a rambling reflection of thoughts I have
been collecting
in my thinking jar
than true poetic form.
No matter,
let it be what it will be.
So I was thinking, (as I so often do)
And this time I was thinking
shouldnât I have a bit more to show for this year than I do.
Ask me what I did this year - and I donât have an answer.
I will scratch my head, and sort of ummm at you for a minute
and them lamely respond something along the lines of
- well I went to school -.
(And I also ate and slept and inhaled oxygen. ) (Amazing, I know.)
It seems somewhat pathetic really.
365 days . . . thatâs a lot of time to
get
something
done.
But what did I do, I ask myself.
- Well Megan my friend, I seem to have on record,
that we wasted all of our time doing nothing. -
(This is what I say to myself.)
Ouch.
Kind of harsh.
But it's the truth
I remind my self
you didnât get something done.
And now it seems to be
that all those tomorrows have flown away
and I am left with a whole new year
to dream away.
Oh sure,
I will promise myself
that this will be the year
I realize all my dreams
pursue all my hopes.
But, just between you and me,
let's get something straight.
Itâs not gonna happen
it hasnât in the past,
and I havenât changed
so why would my future?
So - here's to a new year, -
and though we cant properly predict
what will happen in this new year
just between you and me,
I wouldn't get my hopes up.
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