Working On Habits

You need a certain Consistency

To let you plant and perhaps receive

Truly non-clichéd fruit for your labors

Sprouted from such diligent behaviors.

But I don’t mean the lame Indolence

That you might brag about to your friends.

I’ll be honest – and please excuse my tone –

Your lack of effort’s impressing no one.

It’d be nice to uphold a glow of Compassion

That burns through each unconscious decision.

Although being filled with constant warmth

Can consume more fuel than might seem worth.

While rare is the day-to-day Egocentrism

That encases one within a self-lit prism,

Just always keep in mind that there’s yet

Worlds of value beyond your own head.

Some people are simply born with Candor 

That guides sight, controls muscles, and weaves words.

Through them it flows naturally, but for the average person’s part,

Being honest with others is hard, even more so with your heart.

It’s easy to get caught up in the Acrimony

That festers and infects both the self and enemy.

Yet despite all the reasons to remain bitter,

There’s always one to just smile and hope for better.

But I could ramble on forever about the proper Quotidian.

If you don’t take note, it’ll make no difference in the end.

Life’s really only decided by what people choose –

As for your own set of habits: it’s all up to you.