Be prepared! They always told me,

Truth be told, though, they were boring

Always doing what was told

Never happy, always cold

Always playing by the rules

Never running by the pool

Looking both ways before crossing

Always brushing, always flossing

Sitting still and being quiet

If they're fat they start to diet

Never wanting to be free

Never Caring about me

Which leads me to my point of pondering

Does life have value without wandering

Through the good and through the bad?

Through beams of joy and thorns of sad?

Without regret of dreams unspoken?

For stronger hearts are those once broken.

...But do not think I dare to say

That seeking sin is a-ok,

If you stumble, then get up

Get a move on, don't get stuck

Be the best that you can be,

But know that lunch is never free

Life takes its toll of blood and sweat

Some expectations never met,

But wounds will heal and tears be sewn

Errors fixed,

And unknowns known.

In truth all that I wish to say

Is go outside,

    And live

       Your life

           ...Today!

-Victor Tinsdale