New Year's Toast

Happy new year to you all!

Here I stand with this glass so tall,

in front of all of you I would like to call,

so let your ears catch my words as they fall.

To new beginnings,

to new endings,

to new friends,

to new enemies,

to new lovers,

to new haters,

to new pleasures,

to new regrets,

to new problems,

to new lessons,

to new failures,

to new successes,

to new lives,

to new goodbyes,

and to one constant reminder.

Be happy to see the new

because that’s one thing others can’t do.

Be grateful for everything you go through

because that’s what will make you.

Never fail to be kind and true

because love is found on days so few.

Now this may be called cliché,

but just remember one year I will lay

and never rise again to say

I love you as we embrace at the bay.

I accept that there will be that day,

so when my time comes, and I go away

remember these words and don’t betray.

It’s okay to regret,

It’s okay to hate,

It’s okay to fail,

It’s okay to make a mistake,

but don’t be constant.

We are all flawed,

no exceptions.

As long as you have time,

then you have a chance.

Have moments, not memories.

Take chances, not security.

Remember briefly, forget often.

Love your haters, the way they love you.

Live for me, the way I die for you.

Happy new year everyone.