New Year's Resolution

The new year dawned, the old passed behind.
I don't know what lies ahead; I face a blank slate
with no mistakes or blemishes yet to be seen.
Do I make myself promises I know I can't keep?
Or perhaps, yes, maybe I will set goals instead.

Goals mean I may not reach the desired end
but will make progress each step I take.
By the end of this new year I will be further
in the right direction, closer to the finish
than when I began, maybe reach my designation.

No, my new year's resolution this year is --
not to set one at all, but channel my ambition.