
TO START ANEW
June 20, 2013
A new poem written June 15, 2013 and whats crazy about this one is that it isn't written about anyone in particular, but just about the difficulty in changing...the other amazing thing is I wrote it with one scratch out in about 20 minutes...some of the imagery just "popped" in there and although I often go back, weeks, months and even years later to change my poems, this one I like the way it is....I hope you agree.
So you come in here and tell me
that you’re turning over many new leaves
The old you is gone, better is to come
and with baited breath, as a cynic
I wait for you to fail
It isn’t that I’ve heard your story before
you are just one of the many
Its the leaf thats the challenge
the turning thats the issue
Yours is just a cautionary tale
You wish to start anew
The hard times and heartaches are through
What we saw before was another you
That wasn’t true
I was born on a day but it wasn’t yesterday
are you convincing me or convincing yourself
A mid year resolution with determined eyes
a promise surrounded by little white lies
A battered reputation up for sale
The cracks in your makeup start pencil thin
In your foundation just as deep
A made up confession, shared for gold
Just because you win the battle
Doesn’t mean you win the war
You wish to start anew
The hard times and heartaches are through
What we saw before wasn’t you
That wasn’t true
The trail of life winds long and dark
Through sinkhole voids and dynamite
Staying compass straight takes up all your time
But most of the time you’re flying blind
In a hopeless scramble not to fail