'Life Ain'T Lived In A Straight Backed-Chair' Poem by Lisa Zhao

'Life ain't lived in a straight-backed chair! '
Bill Buczinsky said,
so get off your butt and get out there!
Get failing outta your head.
If you slip up, then try again,
don't just sit and cry.
'Cause if you're at 'rock bottom' and you wanna move,
the only direction is high.
Higher and higher, and higher you'll go,
up 'til you reach the sky,
and when you look back, to see where you've come,
you'll have to say 'Oh my! '
So show what you've got, to offer the world,
'cause everyone has a gift,
you just have to let it grow,
and have a self-esteem lift.