LET NOT ANYONE’S FOUR WALLS LIMIT YOUR VISION,
NOR THE CARES THAT COME EACH DAY SUBDUE YOUR DREAMS.
DISTANT SIGHTS SHOULD SPUR GROWTH, & SOOTHE INHIBITION :
A BARRIER, CONFRONTED WILL NOT BE WHAT IT SEEMS !
NO-ONE CAN EVER STOP YOU FROM DOING YOUR OWN BEST.
NO-ONE KNOWS BETTER THAN YOU YOUR GOAL, YOUR SCHEME.
SO IGNORE THE CREEPS, THE PESSIMISTS, AND ALL THE REST ;
YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR TRYING, SO D A R E T O D R E A M !!
LOOK AT YOURSELF—THE YOUNG YOU—AT A DISTANCE,
& SEE AMBITION, THE SAME STRONG URGES AS BEFORE;
THE MORE YOU LOOK, THE MORE YOU’LL SEE YOUR TRUE SELF,
FEELING LESS RESTRICTION—YEARNING TO KNOW MORE!
‘THOUGH SATISFIED, SEEK SATISFACTION ALL-THE-MORE,
& KNOW THAT FULFILLMENT COMES, NOT IN MERE PASSION,
BUT LIES IN THE ATTEMPT, THE TRYING-DESPITE-FAILURE.
FOR THE TRUTH IS: CHALLENGE NEVER EXCEEDS THE ACTION.
SO “KEEP ON TRYING”—THAT’S WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT YOU!!
YOU WON'T “FALL”, BUT CONSCIOUSLY CHOOSE TO DESCEND!!
THERE'S L I F E IN YOU !! YOU'RE O U R INSPIRATION, TOO !!
THERE'S MORE TO WIN THAN DREAMS:
IT'S THE D A R E
ON WHICH A DREAM DEPENDS !!!
a very up-lifting poem, thanks for posting
EXACTLY what I needed to read at this time in my life. Thank you. ~Lesa~