Know What You Want
Dear Youth, I know that many
of you are floundering.
The world is so uncertain now
and sometimes so unkind.
It was a simpler time
when I was in my youth,
yet still I went into life’s fray as if
I wore a blindfold on my eyes!
Things didn’t turn out terribly for me,
but I had dreams left unfulfilled.
Sometimes I think of those that I have missed.
Be true to who you are.
That is one thing that I’ve always tried to be.
It’s seen me through sorrows
and helped me more to enjoy my life.
But I would add to that at least this one more thing -
this final slice of my advice.
It’s one that no one really ever gave to ME:
Think long and hard about the things
you really truly want.
Focus on those things - or at the very least -
focus on the one thing you want most.
Once you know what you want,
imagine it, just really picture it, and then . . .
simply go for it!
Dec. 17, 2020 for Edward Ibeh's Your Advice To The Youth Poetry Contest
Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2020
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