Choose Your Battles Wisely (standard:poetry, 133 words)
Author: J P St. Jullian	Added: Jul 15 2002	Views/Reads: 3419/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A poem about advice from a father to his son.

Choose Your Battles Wisely 

J P St. Jullian 

Choose your battles wisely son, 

I think you ought to know 

When to make a  deal of things 

Or simply let them go. 

For life is full of circumstance 

For men who like a row, 

But win the debate that's truly strong; 

That's what it's all about. 

I know that sometimes you young men 

Will want to prove a point, 

But learn to hold your tongue a bit 

Without getting out of joint. 

It's oftentimes the silliest of things 

That throws some men awry, 

But if the point isn't yours to prove, 

Just walk away, bidding trouble goodbye. 

And so, my son, you take this advice 

For whatever it may be worth, 

And when trouble rears its ugly head, 

Give it a very wide berth! 


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