It's All You've Got!
It’s All You’ve Got!
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
July 9, 2023
It’s not a dress rehearsal
This is all you are verily granted
Nor is it a round trip ticket
Choices rarely can be recanted
To dwell on what was way back when
Can impede what might be next
A tarnished family tree in life
Can keep you perennially vexed
The meaning of life I have not a clue
But I know for sure you just need to be you
Your genuine self must shine and not cower
For only then will you hold the ultimate power
To live, to love, to like that person you behold
Reflected in that mirror as you gently grow old
This life you have is a one shot deal
So grab it with gusto, let your inner soul heal
You deserve to wake each morning and say
Today I will be me and live my life my way!
About this poem
Be your genuine self for true happiness in life.
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Written on July 09, 2023
Submitted by shulman.gary on July 09, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 754 |
Words | 158 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 18 |
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