Springboards and Bulwarks
Language is a vehicle But you have to know the destination Knowledge is a tool And you need to see its use Power is a bulldozer But you have to weed its field Influence is a sailor And you need to guide its wind Pride is a spring But you need to study its fall Failure is a factor And you need to solve the equation Life is a gift But you need to hold its worth Love is a verb And you need to read its footprints Time is a treasure But you need to find its chest Work is a stage And you have to know its audience Skill is a star But you need to spot its night Salt is a spice And you need to taste its limit Profit is a signpost But you need to judge its service Tongue is a leaf And you need to eat its fruit Trade is a door But you need to screen the goods Greed is a drunk And you need to use a bed Speech is a seed But you need to till the ground Gossip is a hot stove And you need to get its ice Life is a marathon But you need to mind your mile Sleep is a refresher And you need to learn daily