Welcoming 2015
Another year is ending just as swiftly as it began
Where did the time go between beginning and end?
And the world keeps on spinning with no regard to time
While I still try to file away this year away in my mind.
And with a pang of regret I find my hours slipping away with every new morning, with every new day
The second had ticks slowly like the beat of my heart
“You were, you are, you will always be far. Far from the perception of reality past, of honesty present, and of trials to be.
May your mind be more open,
Your conviction more true
Your sense of duty rewarding,
Your character genuinely you.”
And there goes another minute I will never get back.
Did I help? Did I hurt? Did I cry? Did I laugh?
Have I lived this year to the very fullest it could be?
Have I learned from my mistakes to be a stronger me?
Did I grapple for the pen to the chronicle of my life?
Or did I trust in God for his perfect time?
Time, this irreversible, unstoppable whirlwind of events
Maybe someday I’ll understand the strange happenings I attribute to chance.
And if nothing else, it has been a fine year,
Full of heartache and hunger and pain and fear
Full of challenges faced and victories won,
Full of joy over sorrow, peace over joy
A year full of change, new places, new people
A time that taught me patience and how to set a new goal
Time changes you, but you can’t change time
And as the years feel ever shorter, more memories fill my mind.
Past, I will never forget
Future, full throttle ahead,
Present, living a life that I won’t regret
Happy New Year!
