This life is not yours to live as you please For you are a part of the machinery that runs this world You are born with a destiny and purpose Designed and prepared long before conception in the womb Answer your call for it will surely come This life is a marathon race and not a sprint dash Therefore learn how to pace yourself well Learn a lesson from the tortoise if you will They are among the slowest animals and also among those that live the longest Lay solid and good foundations as you live this life Those coming after will have to build on that foundation Neither be sloppy as you build on the foundations others laid Why should someone have to tear down your work and rebuild Keep in mind that there are those greater than you Seeking their favor seeing they control the future Remember there are many things in live outside your control Many have determined to have things to their own hurt Acquiring thing they would be better off without Cultivate the wisdom and experience of years Mentor the strength and vision of youth Let not your wisdom and experience die with you Keep in mind this life is nothing compared to the next One ends only to start the other If this one ends all it would have been of no worth You cannot change your past but you can correct the future Living life without a guide is heading to no where You will get there soon enough and without help Be wise in your choices for life discloses not it’s alternatives You will have to live with the choices you make
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Posted: Sep 2012
About this poem:
One of those nights when sleep was long in coming so this is how I passed the time
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Comments like yours make me want to continue writing. thanks