The Vow

Before you make those New Year's resolutions and promises...perhaps you might want to reflect upon how you did this year.


"The Vow"

gulls on december fifteenth
skim the opaque sky of
suburban shopping centers
and cry their banshee death knell:
this year…
this year…
this…
year.

another sacred vow broken
to yourself, by your self
of your
self.

three hundred fifty days
intentions failed to save.
on thanksgiving a tinge of
guilt visited
and overstayed its welcome.

next year.
next year…
next…
year.