This year, she said I will ride wild horses Grow my nails And travel to a country Where the language is not mine
And I will have to be vaccinated
From diseases that sound like
Breeds of snake
This year, she said I will run a marathon Climb a mountain I will stop fearing confrontation And speak my words Because I want to be heard And will no longer judge how they sound
As they emerge
This year, she said I will jump from an airplane
Lose 10 pounds Write a book Write a play Leave my job Love harder Accept greater Forgive sooner Be all the things That I should be being
And then the year passed A year of months that were
Unexpected A tumble of events and people
That clouded the resolutions
That changed the direction Of where she was going Life spun so hard That sometimes she could not stand up
And yet at other times
She spun in its glorious whirl
Until she landed
Right here
Right now
Every minute
Every second
Of the year
Etched On her skin In her brain
Around her heart She was different
She was the same This year, she says I will ride wild horses.
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