What will you do <br />Now that you are turning twenty-two? <br />Sit and wait for good news to come to you? <br />You can’t change your past even if you try <br />Or no matter how hard you cry <br />The past is gone <br />It is time to move on <br />I could give you many a platitude <br />To try to change your attitude <br />But you don’t have to wait <br />To change your life in 08 <br />The news is surprising <br />There is new dawn is a-rising <br />It is up to you to decide <br />If you want your talents misapplied <br />Only you can throw your life away <br />And let it fall into decay <br />The rest of your life, will you let others steal? <br />Or will you use your poems to help you heal? <br />So from now on it is up to you <br />Now that you are turning twenty-two<br /><br />Nancy Chambers<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/birthday-poem-for-granddaughter-jen/
