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Choice
If you're looking for change,
don’t wait for kindness to reward you,
or for broken systems to apologize.
Look in the mirror,
Ask yourself
if today was built on truth.
The kids we tried to help
I wish I could give them softer starts.
But the truth?
Even with soft starts
Life can lead to hard ends
If you run the wrong way.
Drugs don’t just cost you money.
They cost you memory.
Opportunity.
The look in your child’s eyes
When dinner’s late
again, they wonder why.
Drugs cost your dignity.
The price is never negotiable.
The choice lands squarely
on your shoulders.
And when you're grown,
No matter how bad your beginning,
Your decisions ripple outward.
Into your lover's dreams.
Into your child's life.
Into someone else’s heartbreak.
So start with honesty.
Build a skill.
Hold a job.
If you’ve got pain,
Don’t feed it poison,
write it,
sing it,
run through it,
But don’t let it eat your future.
Because improving your life
It isn’t magic.
It’s work.
And that work begins
When you stop blaming everyone else
and start building a life.
You wish someone had built for you.
A child with a plan can build success
Reading to your child
builds their ability to read
Don't just blame teachers
because you didn't do your share
Teaching your children
to catch and hit a ball
teaches coordination
They didn't ask to be born
Your arguments and fights
destroy their world
Fear can create damage
Anger creates fear
Alcohol, drugs, and smokes
Addictions cost money
family money
The money for food and nappies
your arguments
create an emotional toll
an emotional roller coaster
As your family comes close to breaking
Don't blame others
for your mistakes
Don't blame others
because you're broke
Your choice made your life
whose choice is creating your family's life
Every day, we make a choice
Better choices create better lives
Copyright ©
Bernard Barclay
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