You decide who you want to be
You decide your own destiny
From the time you open your eyes
You will be inundated with advice
Listen. Learn. Follow blindly or discern.
You choose the shape and size of your urn
Life experiences may delight or traumatize
Your mind will analyze, update and apprise
Your skills and proficiencies can also guide
Your well-wishers might just stand beside
And that gut feeling they call instinct
Will give you signals rather distinct
Equipped with this data and familiarity
Enhance your aptitude with dexterity
Reproaching conditions, friends and foes
Don’t take you forward, only add to your woes
Informed decisions will hold the key
To get stronghold of your own destiny
Yes. Freedom to choose comes with responsibility
Strengthen shoulders rather than relinquish sovereignty