Trying to lead a fruitful life
Can be a joy or long-term strife.
How you were raised and what you think
Will help you swim or make you sink.
Most things in life offer a chance
Not like fate or circumstance.
The wonderment of kids can be a blessing
Or an illusion, like window dressing.
When lying in bed in the dark of night
Children bring joy or torturous fright.
A lifestyle followed, a lesson learned
Brings you contentment that's well earned.