Discipline

Discipline is passage that
Is ascertained – or not – in youth.
The gentle nudge from caring hands
That wheels the circle round.

The unbelieving attitude
That masquerades as hidden truth
Until the will of self-controlled 
Composure can be found.

Difficult to learn the drill,
To find the will to see it through
When patronizing ne’er-do-wells
Come prancing round the May-Day pole
Taunting undue governance,
A vitriolic pill to chew,
Creating arduous obstacles
To grasping final goals.

Only after all the trials to
Bring about a fruitful end
Can day’s end leave a heart with smiles
And discipline becomes a friend.

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