Life-Pass or Fail
Scratching silver words on blank pages,
Freeing them from their mental cages.
The pen is said to be mightier than the sword,
While a man long shunned is stronger than one adored.
We never know why we’re here,
But the crystal ball of hindsight is always clear.
The seasons change by the turn of the sun,
And every time a day ends, a new one’s begun.
Sometimes when we get what we asked for,
We don’t want it anymore.
Time spins on like a top with an eternal string,
Every instant, someone will continue to sing.
The birds think of aught but food and life,
While the people celebrate the absence of trouble and strife.
Every time a lion cub learns to roar,
A new raptor chick learns to soar.
Soon both shall flee the nest,
To pass or fail Life, the ultimate test.
The sun beats down on some,
Lying to rest others whose time had come.
In this journey known as Life, we try to be a friend,
For we all know that someday our time will end.
If you can look back and smile with no regrets for mistakes long past,
If you can laugh with friends and family until the very last,
If you can thank your parents for forming the mold that held you fast,
If you can shake hands with yourself and say you had a blast,
Congratulations, friend. You’ve passed.
Scratching silver words on blank pages,
Freeing them from their mental cages.
The pen is said to be mightier than the sword,
While a man long shunned is stronger than one adored.
We never know why we’re here,
But the crystal ball of hindsight is always clear.
The seasons change by the turn of the sun,
And every time a day ends, a new one’s begun.
Sometimes when we get what we asked for,
We don’t want it anymore.
Time spins on like a top with an eternal string,
Every instant, someone will continue to sing.
The birds think of aught but food and life,
While the people celebrate the absence of trouble and strife.
Every time a lion cub learns to roar,
A new raptor chick learns to soar.
Soon both shall flee the nest,
To pass or fail Life, the ultimate test.
The sun beats down on some,
Lying to rest others whose time had come.
In this journey known as Life, we try to be a friend,
For we all know that someday our time will end.
If you can look back and smile with no regrets for mistakes long past,
If you can laugh with friends and family until the very last,
If you can thank your parents for forming the mold that held you fast,
If you can shake hands with yourself and say you had a blast,
Congratulations, friend. You’ve passed.
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I like it!!