By Cindy J. Heisserer,

Jackson

As children we begin our dreams,

Molding our lives by what we are told

Living each day as if to grow old,

Our role models are those that influence us as we go

As we go through school,

As we learn life's rules

The things that seem so large, diminish with age,

It's as if we're following a plot from a storybook page

As we mature and "adulthood" takes place,

We wonder why don't we learn from our mistakes?

The paths we choose to take,

The choices we make

Sometimes it's so hard to do the right thing,

When does the time come to realize?

The decisions we make, the actions we take,

They are all our own; no one else is to blame

Individuality creates it's own path,

Our personality develops, it orbits into space

And we're left to find ourselves,

Hopefully with kindness and grace.