It All Adds Up
by Chinyere Nwosu
It’s the way we live
it’s the way we go
it’s the way we do things
living, walking, working, and doing
It’s the way we see
it’s the way we feel
it’s the way we make things
seeing, holding, molding, and taking
It’s the way we chose
It’s the way we stay
It’s the way we accept things
choosing, feeling, living, and accepting
It’s all the ways we work
It’s all the ways we hold
It’s all the ways we live
loving, holding, masking, and living
It’s all the ways that add up
It’s all the ways that decide
It’s all the ways that shape
making the life day by day
About The Poem
‘It all adds up’ is pointing to the fact that all our decisions and actions make who we are. It is commonly said that today is a sum of our decisions and actions from yesterday. The things we do come together to make who we are and the things around us.