How It Works Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Every opportunity given,
Has to be proven it is deserved.
And it takes a willingness to remain disciplined.
With a going beyond what is expected.
To focus upon what one needs to accomplish.
And a result that achieves,
An appreciation for the opportunity.
To do better than one's best to better it.
Since anyone who recognizes an opportunity,
For what it is to be given.
Seldom is the one,
Seen strutting around and gloating...
To brag about what they have done.
Without expanding their capabilities,
To create more opportunities for themselves.
And others to achieve.
To eventually know,
Not only what prosperity means.
But also how it works to keep it defined.
Even economics can use a good mechanic,
To keep it running like it should.