January is the month of resolutions: making them, breaking them, whatever you like. So, I’m dedicating this week’s poem to them. I found this one by Brian Bilston and I love his attitude towards resolutions. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Make of the year what you want. Just nice and easy. I like that.
This was the year that was not the year
I repaired the bathroom tap
and emptied out the kitchen drawer
of a lifetime’s worth of crap.
This was the year that was not the year
in which I launched a new career.
A West End hit eluded me
as did Time Person of the Year.
This was the year that was not the year
I became a household name.
Action figures were not sold of me.
I wasn’t made a dame.
This was the year that was not the year
I spent less time on my phone.
Nights of passion did not happen
in boutique hotels in Rome.
This was the year that was the year
I didn’t get that much done –
much the same as the year before,
much like the one to come.
Brian Bilston
Alix in Wonderland 