Penance For an NBA Player

Made of sterner stuff.
Image of athletic skills.

Conformed yet to failure.
He rose to the very top.

As a stalwart college freshman.
Earning accolades of great successes.

Leaving what is still a lasting record.
Placed on a pedestal.

At yet an early age.
Uplifted by admirers.

Lusting for life’s great promises.
Brought him to the NBA draft.

Earning high berth as second pick.
Ambidextrously gifted with skills.

Selected from Kansas State, his college.
Life has its turns of ups and downs.

Each one of us must face his own actions.
“You reap what you sow” is an old saw.

Jeers may follow a wayward athlete.
Rewards are still due with repentance.