There’s an expectation in the question, “What are you doing for New Year’s Eve?” You could embrace the party, or the countdown. Or make your own kind of celebration.
New Year’s Eve
Are you a sleeper
or a drinker?
Are you a cheer-er
or a cry-er?
Are you a movie watcher
or a ball-drop-countdown-er?
Or are you
none of the above?
Maybe you’re in the mountains,
stargazing in the crisp air,
or maybe you’ve run to the beach
to breathe, just breathe
for the first time all year,
Maybe you’re surrounded by friends
or on a walk
with your dog
alone
in the shadows
watching your breath cloud
the window
of a closed store
you’d never shop at,
Maybe you’re none of these things
or a little of all them,
your New Year ringing in
celebrating every kind
of human
