THOUGHT CONTROL

Can you grow at your age?
A lesson from the blue.
Something to take the mind
And create a way so new.

On how to think on things
And perceive the world around
So you never need complain
Or protest with angry sounds

You take each passing moment
As a means to help you learn
And every time you're troubled
You take the proper turn

Because life is full of minutes
And the reactions that you take
So when the opportunity arises
Take things in before you make

Another rash decision
Or an impulse that will find
Your situation worse
And regret just fills your mind

See the purpose in life's trials
The lesson to be learned
So when your world is heated
You'll avoid the getting burned

Don't speak before you think
On what each word will do
Because the way you state your mind
Is how the world sees you

Words also carry feelings
And can affect the listener well
They also mold emotions
And can put your heart in hell

So the lessons of this poem
This specific rhyme
Is to think before you act
And give yourself some time

You'll find that as you change
Your thoughts from bad to good
The chance you'll act correctly
And do just what you should

Improve with each experience
And you use the art of pause
If growth is what you seek
Doing so will help your cause

So don't think it's much too late
Or you're stuck with who you are
Because if you control your thinking
This life will take you far