Game of life

Play your cards right,
In this game of life,
For victory and glory,
There must be sacrifice.
The cards get dealt,
No choice on your part,
But you get to choose,
When to play each card.
So that's how you decide,
Which way life takes you,
An influence so small,
Yet still a fact so true.

New Year

The end has come,
So did a new start,
It's time for us,
And a new year to part,
Start with new goals,
New hopes this year,
Yet the ticking of time,
Still strikes such fear.