Man's Gift

It can travel upward and inward or downward and outward Once bestowed this gift, man must decide whether to go forward or backward Whether to go back or forth many men will never ponder or know to ask And maybe, just maybe if they do know they also know it may be a Sisyphean task Nevertheless, the gift whether used or abused is real It is evident in how man looks, acts, and feel Santa with his ruby-red cheeks and robust waistline sliding down the chimney With his claustrum bag, he's jolly and bearing gifts of plenty But not just on the 25th of December Santa delivers all year in the Hope that man will know and remember Yes! It gives and it keeps on giving whether acknowledged or appreciated But oh too often it's not so it's foolishly deleted Man's gift, the sweet essence of life that sustains Handsomely it rewards but only if he retains