Starting Over

(Yet another New Years Alone)

I would like to start over
To be baby fresh
Freshly dressed for this formal affair called life
To have done everything right
Yet no all the repercussions of the things I’ve done wrong
I want to start off strong
Not a wreck barely making it across the finish line of another year
But realistically
It can never be like that
And truthfully
I wouldn’t want it any other way
Because I have learned what and what not to say
What and what not to do
And in a sense
Every lesson I truly learn makes me brand new
With all the good health I’ve had
I can tolerate an occasional fever
And the setbacks seem to make the successes that much sweeter
And I will be that much more ready whenever it is that I meet “her”
I don’t need to wait for new years to make resolutions
Or birthday’s to wish for solutions
Each day is an opportunity to be brand new
To be better
I simply have to remember that no matter what happens
And make the best of it