And on a more useful note …
2023 >>>=————–=> 2024
So the old year is gone
out the window I guess
And leaving behind it
the typical mess
The sins are committed
and the debris stacked deep
And scattered throughout —
vows yet to keep
There are chores left undone,
tasks neatly forgotten
Some deals that worked,
more that turned rotten
A lot of milk spilled
but I didn’t keep score
It’s inevitable perhaps
There will always be more.
Everyone is rushing
like it’s some kind of race
And it’s horribly clear
in the fear on their face.
The worry lines carved
deep in their brow
As if it all mattered
was important somehow.
But if that’s how you see it
how it relates
you’ll end up doomed
by the aces and eights.
See, it’s not about how fast
or even how far
that defines the truth
about who we are.
It’s not about the critter
his size or his speed
nor the tack and the gear
we’re all sure we need.
Not about the plans
nor the schedules to keep
Not about the networks
nor the deals you reap.
Not about the ends
nor even the means
not about your friends
not the shoes or the jeans
Not about being skinny
the food and the drink
Not even really,
about what you might think
For these are all distractions
methods and tools
in which we indulge
and thus become fools.
It’s just not important
the world without
it’s not what you mumble
nor what you shout.
It’s not what you want
nor what you feel
It’s what happens inside
that means a great deal.
It’s all about taming
the beast of yourself
putting your ego
back up on the shelf
It’s shutting back down
the noise within
helping God help you
to lower the din.
Then when the calm
takes over your soul
wonder as parts
once again become whole
Then open the shutters
clean off the glass
Let God’s love come shining
through you at last.
Perchance that some others
may catch in a glance
that with the right guidance
we’ve all got a chance.
That we’ve got a new year
to try just once more
to do so much better
than we did just before.
May God bless you and keep you
close to his heart.
‘Cuz the best gift of all
is another new start.
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Happy New Year folks.