... OH THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

You'll be on your way up!

You'll be seeing great sights!

You'll join the high fliers

who soar to high heights.

You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed.

You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead.

Wherever you fly, you'll be the best of the best.

Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.

Except when you don't.

Because, sometimes you won't.

I'm sorry to say so

but, sadly, it's true

that Bang-ups

and Hang-ups

can happen to you.

You can get all hung up

in a prickle-ly perch.

And your gang will fly on.

You'll be left in a Lurch.

You'll come down from that Lurch with an unpleasant bump.

And the chances are, then, that you'll be in a Slump.

And when you're in a Slump, you're not in for much fun.

Un-slumping yourselfis not easily done.

You'll come to a place where the streets are not marked.

Some windows are lighted. But mostly they're darked.

A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin!

Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in?

How much can you lose? How much can you win?

And IF you go in, should you turn left or right...

or right and three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite?

Or go around back and sneak in from behind?

Simple it's not, I'm afraid you will find,

for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.

~Dr. Seuss~

We're in a Slump.

It's hard to believe

that we have to choose

to stay or to leave.

'Cause Tim lost his job.

It's sad. Yet, it's true.

And now we're not sure

What, exactly, to do.

No, it wasn't his fault.

It doesn't seem right

that things like this happen.

But, beware, they just might.

For an aircraft mechanic

the pickin's are slim.

And as of right now,

our spirits are dim.

Life throws you curves

you don't always forsee.

And it's not always fair,

Not for you.

Not for me.