Understanding Numbers Poem by Tammi Celina Lyons

One for good luck.
Two for being alive.
Three for being loved.
Four for having friends.
Five for having a family.
Six for making lives hard.
Seven for kids that are playing.
Eight for not knowing the knowledge.
Nine for praying to God at night.
Ten for having secrets.

Eleven for heart beats.
Twelve for reflections.
Thirteen for time that passes.
Fourteen for nature.
Fifteen for breathing.
Sixteen for knowing yourself.
Seventeen for saving another.
Eighteen for achievement.
Nineteen for being who you are.
Twenty for understanding the rules of life.