I am aware that this isn't a poem, but I wanted some place to post these goals so that I could remind myself of them when I begin to lose track of myself.
Cut my hair short. Write 150 poems. Get a tattoo--one that doesn't matter to anyone but me. Take a road trip. Buy a car. Lose 40 pounds. Kiss in the rain. Start to be the change I wish to see in the world. Stretch my limits. Invest myself in the people I love. Buy myself a suit. Drive somewhere late at night with someone cool for no reason. Walk around Granville. Go to Swasey Observatory. See Canada. Take more photographs. Do yoga. Learn to love my body again. Make myself cool clothing. Bring my little cousins to my apartment to visit. Read for pleasure--at least one book a month. Draw everyday. See the sunrise more often. Watch the sunset with the people that I love. Go on a picnic. Find a teaching job. Sing Karaoke. Go hiking at Hocking Hills. Go camping. Find a teaching job. Remember that sleep is wasteful when there are good people to be with. Call my brother once a week. Learn to love the theatre again, rather than feeling obligated to it. Dance on my kitchen counter. Remember to thank the people that keep me sane. Buy myself flowers.
This is where it stands now. I think it's doable.
Here I go.
