IN LIFE

Through all of my tribulations,

   I’ve finally come to claim.

That every person’s actions,

   Are what form their given name.

And if you’re just and upright,

    Your name will do no harm.

But if you live in devious lies,

    The name has lost its charm.

A lifetime is a long time,

    For one to set the course.

And if your life is spent in agony,

    Blame yourself for the remorse.

You can change your path along the way,

    It’s up to you to choose.

For every decision you do make,

    Tells if you win or if you lose.

So think your thoughts of ‘morrow,

    Thru until the very end.

For if you walk on broken dreams,

    These steps you cannot mend.

Your future may be one of grief,

    And sorrow mixed with pain.

And you’re the only one who decides,

    If you’ve lived this life in vain.

~Yvonne Renee Moore