Tom Dylan

This New Year

Last New Year,

I made all these resolutions,

I wanted to lose weight,

to exercise regularly,

to cook from fresh,

to learn a language,

to play my ukulele

and my guitar

for an hour a day,

to write more stories,

to read more poetry,

to stop trying so hard

with people,

to stop with the bad,

dad-jokes,

to get more fresh air,

go for more walks,

to read a novel a month,

and keep a list.

This New Year,

I have only one resolution.

I want to be easier on myself.