Today Is the First Day of Our Lives

I wrote this poem in March of 1980, when I was a senior at Southside High School, in Greenville, South Carolina. I wrote this poem for the High School Graduation. Looking at it now, I would write it differently. But this is what I wrote then;

Today is the first day of our lives
And our decisions must be wise
For together we stand at life's crossroad
With visions that must unfold.

This is the first day of our lives
Our goals must be worthwhile
For our decisions we make today
Will determine our way.

This is the first day of our lives
We must grow strong and true
For our striving has just begun
For life's most precious jewels.