In Your Life Poem by John Sensele

In your life, give each venture your best shot
When you commit your signature to a course of action
In which integrity, intrepidity, temerity, serendipity, pity and serenity ought to blot
Out any trace, stress and space for disaffection, disillusion, dissipation and dissolution.

In your life, ensure you indulge in productive pursuits
Chosen with care, caution and dare to lend help to anyone
Who cries out for assistance in circumstances where suits
On their frame mustn't determine whether you grant or don't grant them a loan.

In your life, hobnob with folks from all walks of life
For God may send angels disguised as beggars or the blind you deride
By the roadside where they beg for alms not because they desire to quaff
But because society has turned a blind eye on their plight and the rich injure their pride.

In your life, tap every talent you possess
To carve a niche for yourself under the sun be it in music, poetry or soccer
Drama, hospitality, haute couture or boxing to alleviate the stress
You impose on your siblings by constantly gambling, shambling and playing poker.