Staying Prepared Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Staying prepared,
Persistent, awake and daring...
May not guarantee anyone,
A successful outcome.
But no one can say,
The effort made to endeavor...
Is far more beneficial,
Than excuses premeditated to make.

Recognizing to identify their failures,
Is a common expression heard confessed.
To leave one left,
Devoted to negativity and its expectation.
All over the place,
People can be seen wearing frowns...
On their faces.
With eyes and heads pointed to the ground.
As if seeking some luck around to be found.

'You don't know how I've tried for 'months',
To get something done but can't.
Nothing I do seems to happen the way I want it to.'

~I am sorry to hear that.
I left my violin at home,
To no longer use.
I refuse to unpack it.
How much with a wishing for your desires,
Have you sacrificed your life? ~

'Sarcasm and sacrifice is not what I'm into.
And neither one is on my top ten list.'

~When I learned staying prepared was a benefit,
I realized the more I sacrificed...
The more sarcastic I get.
I use it as a defensive mechanism,
To rid obstacles and opposition in my way.
Soliciting empathy did nothing for me.~

'Oh really?
So what do you suggest? '

~Get your wants and wishes together,
Grit your teeth with a staying prepared...
To hear all kinds of ignorant comments,
To you being made.
Know nothing is impossible to stop your dreams.
I nibble on anger now and then to keep me focused.~