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When Nothing Goes Your Way

October 28, 2015
By ParkerTeliszewski BRONZE, Barnegat, New Jersey
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ParkerTeliszewski BRONZE, Barnegat, New Jersey
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"I guess it comes down to simple choice, really. Get busy living or get busy dying." - Andy (Shawshank Redemption)

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When nothing goes your way
How are you supposed to react?
Fall into corruption and sway
Or stick to your moral act.
With both roads straight ahead,
How are you supposed to choose?
No one wants to dread
and no one wants to lose.
With each option we tend to create
A lasting effect on our life
That may have been fate
Or just our own corruption and strife.
The path between good and evil is always tough,
But you need to stay true, good will come soon enough.

© Casey P., Marblehead, MA

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