New Year Resolution

There are too many deaths this time of the year –

Death of a father, a mother of three, a lovelorn cat and relationships.  

I spent a night in a hospital lobby,

Attended a funeral in the morning, a wedding in the evening,

Danced away a night of wake, a night of union after a long wait.

Slept over and ate-out with long lost and lasting friends,

Celebrated laughter, tears, suspended grief,

Shared our doubts, denial, dismissal, and disbelief -

all that was forgotten and now forgiven.

This time of the year amidst superstitions and ill omens,

Guilt-free and admitting failure,

I wrap my new years’ gift-

Knowing that dreams and deaths are eternal and endless,

That I would never know ahead who I am leaving and who is leaving me today,

And can only look forward to what I can create in these dreams among those deaths.

January 03, 2011