New Year New Me


This might be the year 

When I discover the secrets

To living in a home, 

That doesn't look lived in.

A home with shiny polished floors,

Elaborate five course meals, and 

Heavily laden dining tables 

Complete with napkin rings and table runners.


This might be the year when 

I learn secrets to

The art of conversation 

Or the secret to looking elegant,

To attend dinner parties

And be the most interesting person in the room.

Or to be the woman

Who gets invited to one.


This just may be the year

When I unlock the secret 

To having hair that behaves itself,

To having a cordial relationship 

With my body,

To owning a pair of white shoes, so spotless, 

That it seems to everybody else

That I walk on air.


This may be the year 

When I become like the others

And I smile, nod, and agree

But then again...


Maybe not.

Maybe I'll just continue to be me.

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