Their Own Story To Tell Poem by Francis Duggan

Of affluent and successful lives and of lives in Earthly Hell
Everybody does have their own story to tell
Some destined for failure some destined for wealth and fame
And no two life stories are exactly the same
But a man or a woman i have yet to meet
Who would wish to be homeless on Poverty Street
With this you won't find many to disagree
For only a saint would embrace poverty
The gap between the haves and the have nots is wide
And lack of money does nothing for one's sense of pride
Though what one receives from life is what one is due
Only in some cases happens to be true
Though lack of success does erode self esteem
But to tell everybody does have their own story it would seem.