As we are not promised the finest thing in life

Or suffer the pain from bitter arrows

Our goal is to love and do better

And remove the bitter from the sweet we seek

The future is a mystery that is hard to resolve

Around every corner there is potential harm

The manner in which we handle those corners speak to our success

The lack of a response will limit our best

For every step we take on our future journey

Loose rocks often slip from our path

It is not how many times we fall down

But whether the amount of time we move on

Life is a challenge and a lesson board

That is full of success and failure

The bitterness is mixed with the sweetness

Like corn beef and mess potatoes

It is impossible to experience one without the other

Although many before us have tried

The best we can do while on life board

Is to drop small pieces of bread for the unborn to follow

Because we are all headed in the same direction

The path we follow might be from direction paths

Each experience of life is worth the journey

As we are born, live and die

I hope to see you at the finish line

I am sure you will have a story to tell

As our soul embrace with the good we have done

With the bitterness of life left behind