Read

"Forgotten by February"

Creator:
Published:
November 28, 2023
February 2, 2018
"Grotto Poetry" over a crumpled piece of notebook paper for "Forgotten by February," a new year's resolutions poem.|"Grotto Poetry" over a crumpled piece of notebook paper for "Forgotten by February," a new year's resolutions poem.

Every year around the holidaysthe people birth me.Bring me to life through inkin notebooks, on fridges,maybe even the corner of the freezersometimes on a half-broken post-it notecrumpled inside a winter coat pocketusually at the back of minds of students, scholars, and workersI bump to the top of Facebook feeds next to a hashtag Humblecrawling with excitementmarking the beginningof my caterpillar phase.Imagine my surprise when by February,I am lonely, lonely, lonelySome picky gym ratsmay even say I am dyingI am an orphan in a notebookI have fallen off the fridgeI was found crumpled up inside a winter coat pocketand am now in the trash--I was never found inside a winter coat pocketand am now dropped into a puddle on a busy street corner.I tumbled down to the dark places of Facebook feedswhere only the occasional nosy Mom finds meI am buried in the minds of students, scholars, and workersburied under things more importantburied under the exact routine that they had beforenever transforming, never reachinginto the full beautiful wingspanof a Habit.Yours for now,Betrayed New Year’s Resolutions of 2017

Creators:
Grace Poppe
Published:
November 28, 2023
February 2, 2018
On a related note...
Finding Purpose When You’re Feeling Lost

Finding Purpose When You’re Feeling Lost

Khang Tran

Feeling Tedious? Change Your Perspective of Time

Feeling Tedious? Change Your Perspective of Time

Dan Masterton

4 Surprising Life Lessons I Learned at a Monastery

4 Surprising Life Lessons I Learned at a Monastery

Jessica Mannen Kimmet

Taking Kids with Special Needs Fishing for a Day

Taking Kids with Special Needs Fishing for a Day

Grotto

How Instant Gratification is Really Affecting Us

How Instant Gratification is Really Affecting Us

Jessie McCartney

How Self-Care Can ‘Sharpen Your Saw’

How Self-Care Can ‘Sharpen Your Saw’

Khang Tran

Healing from Pregnancy Loss as a Community

Healing from Pregnancy Loss as a Community

Grotto

Civil Rights Lawyer Doubles as Radio DJ

Civil Rights Lawyer Doubles as Radio DJ

Grotto

The Evening Review: Taking Notes on Your Day to Stay on Track

The Evening Review: Taking Notes on Your Day to Stay on Track

Grotto

How a Year of Service Broke Me Open

How a Year of Service Broke Me Open

Janelle Peregoy

Meet the First ‘Working-Mom’ Saint

Meet the First ‘Working-Mom’ Saint

Emily Bouch

These Black Women Are Heroes in the History of Activism

These Black Women Are Heroes in the History of Activism

Hillary Alamene

I Voted — Now What?

I Voted — Now What?

Josh Noem

I Just Moved to Chicago — Now What?

I Just Moved to Chicago — Now What?

Sarah Morris

'Street Nun' Formed a Community Through Canning

'Street Nun' Formed a Community Through Canning

Grotto

Remembering the 'Christmas Truce' of WWI

Remembering the 'Christmas Truce' of WWI

Rick Becker

All She Ever Knew was Immense Love

All She Ever Knew was Immense Love

Michelle King

How to Reject Hustle Culture Based on Your MBTI

How to Reject Hustle Culture Based on Your MBTI

Claire Krakowiak

What Tony Reali's Monologue Taught Me About Grief

What Tony Reali's Monologue Taught Me About Grief

Josh Flynt

How to Start Working Out Again

How to Start Working Out Again

Makaela Douglas

newsletter

We’d love to be pals.

Sign up for our newsletter, and we’ll meet you in your inbox each week.