“A Poem For You” by Anne Norda
Whether 2010 sucked or rocked
I invite you to say goodbye
to the songs unsung
to the words unspoken
to the wishes that didn’t fly
Say farewell to each regret
to every stumble and every fall
let go of all your karmic debts
get ready to have a ball
Au revoir each lapse of faith
Adios to unbidden fears
Sayonara to loss and sadness
Moi moi to those wintery tears
Then turn your cheek from sorrow to sappy
Prepare to make New Year’s vows to “Be happy!”
Each year I fool myself into thinking
that I could lose those pounds and stop drinking
I continue to chant the chant of possibility
and chug my last champagne at some festivity
I even do a silly “let go” ritual
burn the past and create a future virtual
emblazoned in my notebook to be read
once in the morning and every night before bed
I brainwash myself into thinkin’
that if I lose weight and stop drinkin’
my life will improve in great measures
and angels will guide me to endless treasures
A million bucks will magically fall in my lap
and my mystery dream man won’t be a sap
all my projects will suddenly manifest
and my poems will always be the best
If hope springs eternal, then with this poem I declare
that THIS YEAR will conjure all our dreams from thin air
but most sincerely, I pray for me and for you
that WORLD PEACE will inch its way to coming true.
© 2010
