Why Not You?

Can you really be any and everything you want in life
Having a big house, fancy car and a beautiful wife
Known by many and hated by few
Have all the solutions when no one else knows what to do
Knowing all the right people in high places
Having a great family and being able to put smiles on their faces
Well the possibilities are there if you take into consideration your lifestyle
Are you willing to go the extra mile

How much are you prepared to give up and for how long
Maybe a few nights a week with the boys on the town
Or anything that possibly might get in your way
Apply more work and a lot less play
When everyone is out and about and having fun
Your deep in the books and working a ton

How much is too much
Its not as easy as we make it out to be
Because for most people it's only a dream we hope to see
Only since no one has yet found a formula for success
But through hard work, determination and discipline there is access

We are born equal in every form and fashion
And maybe it has to do a lot with our passion
But if you can give up as much as you need to
For as long as you have to
The possibilities are out there if you have a high aim
Because once again people have done it in the past who were born equal and just like us the same
So why not you
Why cant you have it all and fulfill everything in life there is to do

By Romelle Burgess

Mistakes

I'm not going to lie or be afraid to say
I've made alot of mistakes in my day
I'm human and not trying to use imperfection as an excuse
But I've tried to do what's right everytime I've ever had to choose
Reality is your not always going to get the right card in your first or even your second pull
And these choices do affect many people
Whether it's good or bad
Someone will feel sad and someone will feel mad
Because when you do make that one choice you can't make the whole world happy

Appreciate the fact a person knows how to make their own choices
And even sound their own voices
Even if you don't like it or it doesn't fit into your expectation
Chances are someday along the line in time you'll be in the same position
Then visa versa will be in effect
No one who is imperfect should judge another who is imperfect
By default we are all imperfect so who's to say who is worse or even different
So i guess we are on the same wave length to a certain extent

So often we forget how short life can be
And the reality that tomorrow we may never see
Life has it's fair share of surprises
Which often may surface in different disguises
We all are no angels and we've all done things we probably shouldn't have
But should that determine how we see each other as an individual

I'm sure our good deeds overweighs our mistakes if we put them side by side in a seat
We all want happiness and the world at our feet
Somewhere along the line we need to forget our needs and wants
Think about someone else first for once
We just need to give more and take less
That's how the human race works at its best
Everyone feels obligated to contribute to each other's living
Because at this point receiving is much better than taking

By Romelle Burgess