I will not re-invent myself
I have worked hard for who I am.
I am proud of what I have accomplished
And happy for where I have been.
I have goals that I will set,
But they have been set there all along.
I will strive to do the same as I have always done
And I know that I will continue to move on.

This world was made for me.
Made for me to accomplish and destroy.
To build it up from the ashes
That have collected over time.

My New Years resolution
Is not New to me at all,
It has been set in my eyes for decades
I have always been singing the same song.

This year will be so different,
But not for the changes I will make.
It will have changed with my curving path
That time will help to create.

My New Years Resolution
Has not guided me through my years.
My decisions have held me up to standards
They have ripped down my shallow fears.

This year will be so different,
But it’s because I have changed so much.
The little girl that once wrote on paper
Will no longer feel the rush.

I will not see this world as a ticking clock
Counting down my opportunities,
It will be filled with all my options
Open like a book in front of me.
-ALC January 18, 2016