Trailblazing

For most, aging is a cavalcade of giving up.
They let all of their gumption spiral out of their cup.

For some, the clock winds tighter until cogs & springs break.
They’re found fighting til the day that they die, for Pete’s sake!

Then, there are those for whom life runs on autopilot.
Those ushered by money thru their lives on clouds violet.

Few are those who’ve strode on the earth of two or more roads.
The same know the difference between these toils & their loads.

Once in a blue moon…a handful can stride down them all.
Lucky, if one’s a creative, recording that crawl.