january 2nd

you vow
to eat less cake
this year
you think
as you cut one
more square
of spice cake
with cream cheese
frosting
from the pan.
more fiber too.
you definitely need
to bump up
your intake of fiber.
which would be what?
oat bread?
a hundred
sit ups a day,
you promise yourself,
staring
into the mirror,
tapping your stomach
with the frosted fork.
fifty push ups,
a five mile walk
run
every other day,
and lots of
water.
lots and lots
of water you say
to yourself. nodding.
tomorrow.
definitely tomorrow.