2016 New Year's Resolutions

Dear Me,

As you read these resolutions,

sometime

next year,

in 2017,

you will know

that you have attained

them.

They will no longer

be in the midst

of a lost dream.

Or be the impossible

of a reverie.

They will be achievements.

They will be medals.

Medals that symbolize,

the long journey

you have meticulously

navigated.

Picture of a window I took in New York

So,

for starters,

[or the appetizer,]

you view

yourself,

not by looking in the mirror,

but through the windows

in your room.

Nod

your head

once.

Nod

your head

twice.

You are beautiful

in your own way.

The entrée

is set upon the table.

Do not let others

discourage

or screw

your dreams.

You can be anything

you want.

Nod

your head

once.

Nod

your head

twice.

You will earn

that PhD.

You are ordering dessert,

as today

is the final

day

of the year.

It’s special.

By the time you’re eating,

your slice,

of tiramisu,

you will already

be savoring,

the palatable

corners

of the world.

Nod

your head

once.

Nod

your head

twice.

You are learning

to appreciate

something more than a world;

you are learning

to appreciate

a universe.