Be More You : A New Year Resolution Poem about resolutions you can keep.

Be More You (New Year Resolution Poem)

This New Year
choose honesty
choose to love
who you can be

Don’t believe
you’re not all that
just because
your tum's not flat

This New Year
see what you’ve got
Build on that
Not what you’re not

Don’t believe
you’re wrong or strange
or to fit
you have to change

This New Year
Chin up, chest out
Show the world
what you’re about

Don’t believe
that you have failed
just because
some ships have sailed

If last year
was quite a quest
Take a bow
You passed the test

Do believe
your day is here
Don’t defer
another year

This New year
forget the vows
Concentrate
on Here and Now

This New Year
in all you do
do all it takes
to be more you

©2021 Mark Bird

💡 Creative Writing and Poetry Lessons for Teachers:

This lesson uses the uplifting and empowering New Year Resolution Poem "Be More You" to inspire self-reflection, creative expression, and confidence-building in students. Through a series of engaging prompts—including poetry writing, performance, personal journaling, and visual art—students are encouraged to rethink traditional resolutions and instead celebrate who they already are. Key activities include writing their own “This New Year…” poems, crafting spoken word pieces that challenge societal expectations, performing poetry with emotion and movement, and composing letters to their future selves. The lesson closes with reflection and discussion, making it ideal for the start of a new term or a wellbeing-focused classroom session