Resolutions

Realistically, will you unnerve the devil? Ensure he won’t tempt you to stoop to his level , Staring at the wine glass, my mind is in disarray, Oaths I swore I would take, I can’t dismiss them away, Losing my jar rich with faith and engraved with self control, Under the spell of temptation, I scramble for my goal, Taking flight to chase my spilling jar of fresh starts, I tell myself repeatedly “I have to be smart”, Obedient I will be, to the quest I set myself on, Never will I give in, the show must go on -