February 13, 2021
A JOB
Every kid needs to get that first job –
then the second and third and so forth –
making pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters –
learning how to be and how to deal with others –
delivering papers, washing dishes, waiting
on tables, cutting grass - doing this and that.
Like learning how to sing - how to play
the guitar, violin, drums or piano. You
have to find your skills, your interests,
your song, but above all - you have to
practice practice, practice if you want as
they say to find your way to Carnegie Hall.
Like learning how to box, how to fight,
getting in the ring – lasting ten rounds –
learning to get up when knocked down –
gaining skills, doing the footwork, dancing,
jumping rope, practice, practice, practice,
till I can hold my own with my own. Amen.
