Poem: A New Day

A New Day

Upon a new day and a new month

I think things should start anew,

But I am hindered by my same old self

And it seems that nothing is new.

I don’t know why I am weighted,

I don’t know why I feel blue

That I’m the same old person

And that nothing seems new.

I should be thankful for my friends

And yes, I am, it’s true.

I should be thankful for my health

And yes, I work to keep it, true.

But sometimes my mind is hindered 

That things don’t seem so true

To all the things they’ve promised

And it can make me feel blue,

Not because they have failed me

But I’ve failed them, it’s true.

So, this new day and month

I will vow to make my faith true

And not neglect my fellow man

Nor myself in promises to you

For only in that faith right here

Can this day prove to me new.

August 2024

About This Poem

I wrote this poem a summer ago when I was discouraged by the fact that I was not meeting some of my goals. It's exactly why I don't make New Year's resolutions: I am still me. But I do believe in incremental change and this poem speaks to that. I found that incremental, small changes work better in achieving goals than broad sweeping platitudes that do nothing but set you up to fail. This poem also speaks to my commitment to others above myself which I believe is the true source of purpose and joy. The photo is a picture of the sunrise in my back yard.