The Countdown

The countdown to the new year brings celebration
Balloons fall, balls drop
Cheers, handshakes, hugs and kisses are exchanged
Among loved ones and friends
Closure to the 365th page in another chapter in life
Thoughts of reconciliation, changes for better living
Ponder in minds, floating around wildly like confetti through the night air
Resolutions are made and promised exchanged for the new year
Memories made throughout the twelve month calendar will quickly be replaced
With new dates and new mistakes to take place
3-2-1 we’re done
In a matter of minutes we will soon forget
In hopes that this next day will give us the opportunity to begin again fresh
Life does not rewind
So we briefly pause and hope that things will be better this time
This is the year things will be clear
Swallowing our fears
Washing them down with alcohol in fine wine glasses
Little hats on heads held by elastic bands
All dressed up in the finest threads
A new day will begin
Thoughts of forgiveness, giving and receiving
We try to embrace as we celebrate
Will soon slip away as the seasons change
And we fall back in the Fall
And spring into the Spring time
We cannot turn back the hands of time
Though we try but there are not enough hours in the day
To reach the goals that were set too high 364 days before
On this eve we will be everything we set out to be
Or forget everything we tried to achieve
And add more to the list of resolutions made the year before
That we have conveniently stored
In a little box marked things to do
And placed in the back of our minds
We continue to dance through the night
Bodies gyrating, shaking hips, touching lips
Embracing our loved ones, or whoever is there at the moment
3-2-1
It’s time to start over