Life Doesn't Always Go As Planned Poem by Jim Yerman

When I was young:
I planned to be a football star…but I wasn't the right size
When I was young:
I planned to be a movie star…but that never materialized

When I was young:
I planned to be a doctor…but the sight of blood made me faint
When I was young:
I planned to be a famous writer…but obviously…I ain't.

When I was young:
I planned to be a farmer and live off of the land
But as is glaringly apparent…
life doesn't always go as planned.

When I was young:
I never planned to go to college…
I wanted to stay home with my peers
When I was young:
I never planned to be a teacher…but I taught for 30 years

When I was young:
I never planned to move to Florida…
but now I'm here to stay
When I was young:
I never planned to marry and have a family…
but now wouldn't have it any other way.

When I was young I made so many plans
but now that I'm older I have come to understand:
Most of the love and happiness in my life has come…
from all the things I never planned.