A new year begins
In one sense, completely new
Different than all others
In another sense, like all the others
Peppered with unanswerable questions
On this new year’s first day
I pause, remind myself
We live in each moment
One breath at a time
Each a miracle, a blessing
Also, I remind myself
We only truly live
When we align
With what’s real inside us
That giving us our heartbeat
The world is filled with lies
The biggest one remains
The illusion of permanence
That anyone or anything lasts
Past its time
Resolutions are fruitless
Leading us astray
Causing us to miss our real lives
Those fleeting milliseconds we exist
Just tiny ripples in the universe’s eternal vastness
Poetic Alchemist 