Untamed Drives Ruin Lives

The child allowed to have their way, And do whatsoever they may, Who is not taught to have restraint, Develops traits that their life taint. The rule of appetite destroys, And undermines life’s lasting joys. It makes the human being a slave, To whatever his passions crave. Instead of reason taming urge, Unruly urges reason scourge. The man becomes a boorish brute, Unanchored from his soulish root. The home should be a training ground, Where order reigns and love abounds. Here children learn how they should live, As parents sound instructions give. When parents fail their job to do, Society pays a high price too, with citizens who lack the traits That makes a nation truly great. So many lives are ruined wastes, Destroyed by drugs that make minds race. Because of lack of self-control, Men wreck their lives and lose their souls. The quest for power, wealth, and fame, Becomes for some a raging flame. They live their life to make a name, But often their life ends in shame. Don’t let your body rule your brain, let brain over your passions reign. Make it your goal to become good, To be the best a human could.