National Poetry Month aka Life Lessons

In what galaxy does a heart not learn lessons the hard way? It’s in the nature of all creatures. The school of life welcomes its students. Some will breeze on by and not learn much of anything. The ones that embark implicitly on that lush wild river of discovery will be amazed when they unleash their potential. Everyone is given the same amount of hours, precious time to squander or exploit; checks and balances accrued in bank book. Here on earth promises are delivered, bruises fade and broken bones are mended, fear eclipsed and IOU's paid and erased. Everyone carries about their baggage: the outcome of their experience, the detailed records in their head. We each have our predestined portfolio, an agenda or checklist of things to learn, be they tender or wickedly cold and harsh. It would be ridiculous to expect that life is fair: it’s a lottery we are allotted numbers, some are lucky while others feel their curse. Submitted on March 29, 2025 for contest NATIONAL POETRY MONTH WORD PROMPTS sponsored by CRYSTOL WOODS