Life on the Cheap

If life is a testing ground
why should it be fair
We need to be challenged
to get anywhere.

It’s great to get started
in humanity’s wake
where you can see the mistakes
that the others all make.

You won’t get to dine
at the table of plenty
Perhaps when you’re eighty
But never at twenty.

The best things in life
are free so they say
Just think of the opportunities
that are coming your way

No money no honey
is a false platitude
Think of the smiles and kisses
given with gratitude.

You can be a champion
You can be a star
Even if you play golf
Twenty seven over par.

Make lemonade out to lemons
Take a chance on love
You’ve nothing to lose
You just need a shove.

The richest person
Is not the one with the most money
It’s the one who turns the darkest days
Into moments bright and sunny.

This is your moment.