"I decided that I’m going to change before the new year cameknocking on my door while my hands..."

“I decided that I’m going to change before the new year came

knocking on my door while my hands were tied.

I don’t need the swift movement of months passing

to become new and improved, all I need is a realization

that my life needs freshness and to not be stuck

in the same routine. I’ve been telling myself all year

that next year will be different, that I won’t be who I am today,

but this morning I woke up and decided that I don’t need

to wait another month to make promises to myself

that I’ll most likely forget about after my second shot

of tequila or after meeting the lips of a stranger

whose mouth tastes like the new years regret.

So when the clock strikes 12:00 A.M. on January 1st

I won’t need to make a new years resolution

because even if it’s a new day, a new month and a new year

I will already be someone who I have always wanted to become.”

- "I’m not waiting until the new year, I’m going to start changing today," - Colleen Brown