Each year,

On this very day,

You turn the page,

And engage

With your memories

Of the year gone by

Inked with your transgressions

And your accomplishments.

Your next step is into

The unwritten year to come.

A clean page

Waiting to be written upon

With the blood of your soul,

And Pencil points of possibilities.

I salute you

As a survivor of the past

But please note that

Tomorrow is not cast

In stone.

Write on with wisdom

And fill your pages

With the things that

Make your heart sing

And your soul dance.