Happy Fucking New Year

people lack the resolve

to do what must

so they set aside

a night to shed history

and reestablish goals

in the late morning

wading through cups of coffee

everyone compares their hopes

for the dawning age

quit smoking

quit drinking

start dieting

start running

apocalypse rears its head

in the ready

but that night

nothing could be safer

nothing could be more right

fuck it

let’s start over