BE USEFUL

If you cannot be the sun

to cast light

You can be the moon

to reflect light

If you cannot be the sea

to float a ship

You can be a river 

to ferry a canoe

If you cannot be a forest

to produce timber

You can be a bush 

to provide herbs

If you cannot be the grass 

to feed a cow

You can be a worm 

to nourish a sparrow

No matter your position in life

You can always be USEFUL

SO BE USEFUL

(c) MK Abissath

NB: this poem was composed in 1987

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