Be grateful for you are blessed,
These words on my body are permanently etched.

I guess I need an everyday reminder,
to stay thankful even when life looks bleak

But how can one not be momentarily consumed by greed?
When our world is full of "I need" "I need" "I need"

The Desire for Power, the need to Lust
can turn even an honorable man into a psychotic nut

The temptation is there
The opportunity present
but would a sad rich man give it all up to be a happy peasant?

Mistakes will be made
Opportunities thrown askew
I wonder if this applies to you

To Thine Own Self Be True