Bonjour petite nouvelle année 
bienvenue à ce monde! 
May you I finally 
take advantage 
of your charms 
and not let you 
pass by so quickly. 
Sometimes I seem and can be 
too self-absorbed 
so much so I barely notice 
what day, week or month I’m in
such a fool am I, when
(almost) every one
of your day should
be experienced to the fullest
lest it be our last one
God forbid that
moment should come
but I cannot deny my age
cannot deny I am entering
the late afternoon
or dare I say,
evening phase
of this life
I still have too much to do 
and sadly I've already said
goodbye to too many friends
barely in twilight

So what do I do now
How can I best
sustain my dreams?
Do I set goals,
make lists, 
confirm plans,
nourish them
with flap jacks
before they clap back
or should I follow resolute trends
with my small posse
of friends.
I'd hate to miss out.
Yolo you know
but alas 
I do have one goal
one dream I’ve been
working on for years
often setting it aside
overcome by details of the everyday
that often beat me to a pulp
and leave me in tears
then Im so behind
I forgot where I am
where the progress stands
watch it slip like sand 
out of my hands.
Life is a not ironclad 
and my poetic process
moves slow
I go with the flow
loll 
the last few years 
I’ve moved so slow
I forgot how to take a chance
and put myself out there
cared too much
what others think
I need to stop that now, 
so here it goes
time to make each day count,
get outside
maybe smell a rose
despite my congested nose