When you start off in life
Everyone starts the same way
Fresh and with no strife
Not yet will pain need to be washed away

When you come to the first branch
There are multiple ways you can travel
You could go left to the larger open patch
Or to the right that is full of loose gravel

Everyone in the maze faces a hardship at some time
It depends on when it starts and how often it occurs
Some people that go left start off perfectly fine
But after a while, their luck turns on them and defers

The people that headed right didn’t start off well
Facing many challenges but soon to have it straight
They soon will be able to hear that warning bell
Warning them about what is soon to happen past the next gate

There will some unexpected turns that you will take
That some include the death of a loved one
Or if you have a good time and meet someone at the lake
Or if you fail a big test and then you feel like life is done

In the end, everyone has the same fate
Everyone faces it at different times and stages
There is very little time for you to be able to wait
You have to live life while it continues turning pages