New Years Resolution - Whatever!

Every December 31st

I think about why people celebrate

why does a man created day

another "X" on the Buff Fireman Calendar

hey...did you see "July's beefcake"

oh, I regress

but really he makes you want to do things

that don't meld with your

squeaky clean impression footprint

but

December 31st

you mark as a new beginning

a hope for something that you didn't think about

the other 355 days of the year

seriously...you are what you are

and the only thing

each morning sunrise will bring

is opportunity

for what?

Whatever....

Whatever is my favorite response

I can say it with snark

and a well placed roll of my green eyes

but then I believe that

satire is the ultimate form of getting a point across

if you can't be snarky

then let me tell you about "Mr. July Fireman"

which leads me to sexual harassment

the #MeToo of 2017

it isn't above sex because sex is fun

it is about imposition

of yourself upon someone who is afraid

to say no

"Whatever"

Whatever is the purpose of thinking

January 1st is a do-over

Do-over is retaining all your experience

all of your knowledge

and going back to the age of sixteen

and making better choices

I am a quiet feminist

it is curled up in front of the fire of my soul

I don't really think men are dumb

just that women are smarter

but again I regress

I make no lists for the new year

that I don't make every day of the year

and usually don't follow through

so I must assume

that I don't have the fortitude to stick

to my list

in 2018 whatever shall I do

a better me

Me is already the best it can be

that's been proven for as long as I have walked

this earth

I change, I take chances, I stand up for what I believe

I am passionate with a cup of satire

2018

is coming

but I am the very same tomorrow as

I am today.

Happy New Year

Celebrate that you are still here

to say "Whatever"!

barb