BE THE PERSON

Debbie Middaugh AKA TURBO1904 1963 (San Diego, CA.)



 BE STRONG ENOUGH TO LET NOTHING
DISTURB YOUR PEACE OF MIND.
  BE YOUR BEST, ALWAYS TRY
TO BE ON TIME.

  BE CONSIDERATE AND KIND,
TO ALL YOU MEET.
  BE THE PERSON WHO FALLS AND
LANDS ON THEIR FEET.

  SHOW FAMILY YOU BELIEVE,
THERE IS SOMETHING IN THEM.
  KEEP YOUR WITS ABOUT YOU,
DON'T ACCUSE OR CONDEMN.

  BE THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE,
LET YOUR OPTIMISM SHINE THROUGH.
  BE PROUD OF YOUR HERITAGE,
DRINK FROM THE HOMEBREW.

  BE SURE YOU ALWAYS,
TRY TO DO YOUR BEST.
  BE PREPARED, LIFE IS,
A SERIES Of TRIALS AND TESTS.

 BE EXCITED ABOUT THE SUCCESS OF OTHERS,
AS IF IT'S YOUR OWN.
  BE LEARY OF PEOPLE IN HIGH PLACES,
THERE IS POWER BEHIND THE THRONE.

 BE SURE TO FORGET PAST MISTAKES,
LOOK TO THE FUTURE.
  BE MINDFUL, DON'T PREACH,
TO THE PREACHER.

  BE THE PERSON WHO GREETS,
EVERYONE WITH A SMILE.
  BE READY WHEN THE TIME COMES,
TO GO THE EXTRA MILE.

  BE FOCUSED ON SELF,
DON'T CRITICIZE ANOTHER.
  BE ALERT OF THINGS GOING ON,
YOU WON'T HAVE TO WONDER.

  BE NOBEL, DON'T GIVE INTO,
THE LIKES OF ANGER.
  BE CAUTIOUS OF AN,
OVERLY KIND STRANGER.

  BE HAPPY IT,
PREVENTS TROUBLE.
   BE SOBER, IT'S NO FUN
WHEN YOU SEE DOUBLE.

  BE AN EXAMPLE, USE NO WORDS,
SHOW WITH THE DEED.
  BE YOURSELF, DON'T LIE,
OR MISLEAD.

  Turbo1904♥


  

About this poem

It is about being a good person

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Written on August 26, 2022

Submitted by Turbo1904 on August 30, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XABX ACXC XDED XEXB XXXX XFXF XGXG XHXH XGXG EGXG XIXI XJBJ
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,256
Words 280
Stanzas 12
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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