"The Future is in Our Hands" a poem by Charles Anthony Hood

Before this organization crumbles…

Let’s straighten it out and get it running smoothly.

There were improprieties under…

The old management administration.

Now, the money will freely flow in,

Because we’ll get this organization…

In tip top shape before the beginning of…

The next quarter—time for new successes.

What if life is a cosmic joke or game...

That we needn’t fear or dread?

That would make life a fun game…

A fun situation into which we are born…

And wealth is the point system.

Whomever collects the most points,

Will be honored for a time.

We must play the game to win…

Life’s prizes: health, wealth, and good fortune.

Why must life be hard?

Or is it only hard if we perceive it to be so?

Nothing is black and white…

Is reality relative to the perception of the…

Individual—whom is in control?

But from where does it come…

The drive and spirit to succeed and achieve?

Living but once is its own motivation.

As a young boy,

I was taught that after death…

We thrive in a heavenly paradise—

No more pain, no more sadness, and no more…

Misery—it’s saved for those in hell.

As I have entered manhood,

I feel it is time to look forward…

Free of prejudice, worry, or angst.

Look not to the future with a dark…

Depression—the future will be what it will.

Neither you nor I…

Can control what will happen…

The future will be controlled by…

The powerful with wealth.

But that isn’t true, is it?

The common individual must have…

Some power to affect change…

To make something a little better…

To leave a legacy that will survive them…

They work their way up an enormous ladder.

There are those who start with nothing,

But accumulate wealth, successes, and accomplishments.

What is the difference between them:

Those who have and those who have not?

I think it’s the drive that moves them to action.

All the dreaming and faith in the world…

Are useless if you do not put forth effort.

The future is in our hands…

But only if we take control of it…

Control your present.

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