This Day
Today, this day,
Your life starts today.
There is no new debt,
No new bills to pay.
And you can choose,
To keep it that way.
You can choose to build,
To study or play.
You can choose to leave,
Or choose to stay.
You can choose if you want,
To join in the fray.
You can choose to use it,
Or waste it away.
You can even choose,
To sleep all day.
You can choose to ignore,
What people say.
No one can tell you,
How to use this day.
You can choose not to choose,
In any particular way.
It’s all on you,
How you use, or lose, This Day.
Henry Lansing Woodward