This year when the clock struck midnight, ringing in the new year, I found myself pondering the resolutions that I have made in the past. While remembering these failed resolutions, I heard a natural rhythm and rhyme...

The clock says midnight and I feel brand new.

I toast to the new year and I ponder what to do...

Should I go to the gym?

Should I get real thin?

Should I buck the heck up and forget about him?

No, of course not. Do I look like a dumby?

How about a resolution that will make me feel less crummy.

A resolution of peace and love. That's what I'll do!

To love all I know and, to myself, be true.

New year; new me. It's exciting to say.

To have a fresh start, like the start of each day.

I could do more, if I wanted to try.

I could study more often, and prevent the late-night-cry.

Perhaps start a journal, to get out my thoughts

Or a weekly massage to get out those knots.

Many things create a healthy body and soul

Stressing is not one of them. Instead it creates a big-black-hole.

This hole sucks you dry of your love and fun

And ruins your semester from day one.

So I guess my real resolution is to calm down

To stop worrying so much and exterminate my frown.

But if we want to be honest and really take the leap,

To "calm down" is one resolution a college student could never keep.

My resolution is to try to calm down this semester and not stress so much. I know it's a long shot, but, honestly, this will help the mind, body, and soul.