Friday, October 10, 2014

Do the Time, Not the Crime


Luck may always hold the ace of spades.
You are in the “what if” seat,
and reading the cards is critical.
Do not play before you think!

Have you chosen the right table?
How would you know?
What can be said of your opponents?
Can you improve the odds?

Those questions must be answered. Do it!
It would be foolish not to know what is knowable.
Now comes the separation:
Will you do the time or commit the crime?

There are clues, witnesses and writers.
Claim those who preceded you as allies,
never ignore the “what ifs”,
            even when they call you from sleep.

To fail is not a crime.
Life holds so many challenges,
If accepted resolutely,
Failure is bad luck.

If you don’t plan all that well
there exists the possibility
that you may spend the greater part of your life
hoping for the Ace of Spades. That would be a crime.

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