Morals

As the years trudge on,

You realise what is important in your life,

You understand what means something to you.

It's not the money or the possessions,

Nor the shiny jewellery,

The fake friendships that so nothing for you,

Except erode your soul.

Life is about integrity,

Never ending morals,

Loyalty from friends who refuse to let people talk dirt behind your back,

Instead they do it to your face,

Always with a laugh,

Nothing bad about that.

These are things that cannot be purchased,

They are earned,

Slowly yet surely,

When they are sacrificed,

We know we have been burned,

Trust has been incinerated,

No place left to turn.

Life is a learning curve,

Without failure we cannot know success,

Without hard work we will never comprehend the struggle,

At last happy with the winning outcome,

We have earned this win,

We see the battle scars from within.

Failure is experience turned inside out,

We must fail to eventually succeed,

At least we know we have always tried,

Or we shall die trying,

This has always been our mantra,

We always succeed.

For we pick people with morals over everything,

We know that when the flames come for us,

They will be right there waiting to save our bodies and our souls.

This means more than all the flash cash,

All the fast cars,

This is the true meaning of life.

Life should not have to mean strife,

All you can so is live your life,

Don't lose sight of what is right,

Look inside.

Understand all that glitters is not necessarily gold,

Dig deep,

Try your best to find more.