Re-Lent-ing

[deckardcanine]

For the first time in ages, I’m practicing Lent,
Tho I’m not of a very devout Catholic bent.
I recalled how the challenge of doing without
What I’d taken for granted could soon bring about
A new outlook of sorts. I would feel reduced need
For the act I abstained from. If still I had greed,
Well, at least I’d be watching my health for six weeks
And a half, and the valleys were followed by peaks:
I’d appreciate better the fun it would bring
When I once more indulged in the long-eschewed thing.
(If you must know, I’m breaking from video games,
Leaving more time to focus on colorful aims.)