Come here and listen dear child
It’s easy to get spoilt and wild
Temptations will lure and vices will call
You’ll need to face them strong & tall
There’s enough out there to beckon you
Enchanting things which you’ll find all new
At first all these will shine & gleam
Getting them will become your dream
Before you’ll know, you’ll get entrapped
Watch out – before you get all zapped
Not all that shines turns out as gold
Watch where you go, oh please behold
It very easy to get tripped you see
At first you’ll feel ecstatic with glee
But pleasures such, don’t hold for longÂ
They entice you towards the forbidden & wrong
I’ll show you what you truly should be
An alternative, which you should see
It may not seem attractive at first
Not a path which is well-rehearsed
But this is which will give pure joy
In true sense you’ll then enjoy
How wondrous it is to spread a smile
So, stop and appreciate for a while
The merits you should try and seize
When vices knock, let the moment freeze
Take a while – to think it throughÂ
Time will come to start anew
So, let those pass which lead you astray
Try and pave your own good way
Saying no to bad might leave you alone
Might’ve to walk the path less shown
But the joy it will bring will be there to last
Won’t vanish in a moment of blast
Good path my child might seem uphill
Just pause and then gather your will
For once, that you will start to go
The happiness earned will not forgo
Be kind and help more and more
Only good deeds are carried ashore
Laugh and live to your heart’s content
Make friends, learn skills & have no repent
Learn sports and be friends with books
Don’t ever judge anyone by his looks
Be wise, but not cunning ever
To guide and steer, say no never
Read, play, run and be merry
From over brooding, be very wary
Be good, do good and laugh a lot
And let these words be forgotten not…!Â
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