… the blank pages

in your book
as a newborn,

first entries made
were not yours alone,

that part of life
is written in stone..

through chapters of times
and lifestyles of ages,

some enter our lives
like actors on stages,

we title the chapters
and fill the blank pages..

the key to writing
in the book of life,

is not chiseled regret
with hammers of strife,

it’s not even with
the ink of the pen,

it’s using soft lead pencils,

with good erasers on the end.