Every December,
I tell myself
I won't be scared
of the new year.
I don't want to be
scared to lose.
I don't want to be
scared to fail…
or to succeed.
I don't want to be
scared to laugh,
to be happy–
for fear it will all be taken away.
I don't want to be
scared of thunder,
mistaking it for bombing.
This year, I mean it.
2019 taught me
not to be scared to dream.
I learned you can fly
over obstacles–even to Europe,
a dream I thought was impossible.
This year, my brain is full of lists,
resolutions and questions–as usual.
But now I am a bit less scared,
a bit more courageous.
And that little bit of courage
is like a gale-force wind.
New Year’s resolutions
2019 showed me dreams can come true. 2020, here I am!
January 2, 2020
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