Changing Ways
By VB
No New Year’s resolution for me
No crying decree
No promises, just average changes
Less time stressing
More time working out
Less time talking
More time learning
Not so many haters
A few more friends
Not so much sadness
A little more happiness
Less weakness
More strength
Less Sleeping
More thinking
Change after all…is good
Change after all
Is all I know
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VB-
I love the stanzas where you say, “No crying decree/No promises, just average changes
Less time stressing/More time working out/Less time talking/More time learning.” It is so simple yet it really gets your point across about moving forward and change without setting goals or meaning to, or ‘setting new years resolutions’ as you put it.
I like this idea of change being something that just happens on its own sometimes, naturally, without one necessarily thinking about it or trying to enact change, especially self-change.
The fact that you end saying “Change after all/ Is all I know” so perfectly encapsulates this idea. And it takes what seems at first like a positive idea, changing or reforming yourself, also seem sad. In the sense that, change is unavoidable and that can be a good thing, helping one to grow and mature, but also a sad thing in that everything is temporary and nothing is permanent.
At least this too is temporary, and this too shall pass. Hopefully, you’re writing isn’t temporary.
-CP
VB,
I admire that your poem tackles big things with baby steps. Right away, you hooked me with the truth: you are far more likely to live up to your expectations when you set realistic goals. I enjoy that the lines of your poem are simple, clear, and short. It enhances your message for me.
Thank you for sharing your poem. You have a beautiful message, and you shared it with grace. Please keep writing. I’d love to read more.
Your fan,
Rachael
This is a beautiful poem. The part that really sets the tone is when you say no promises, just average changes. These so-called average changes turn out to be the most impactful ones! Big changes only comes about after taking the necessary smaller first steps – so this is a significant step in the right direction. I love the positive feeling that comes from reading this poem, and I am so excited to see where these small acts bring you – I know it will be somewhere great 🙂 Thank you for sharing!