Don’t Quit

September 23, 2008 shalz82

I’d like to share with you a poem that i learned from my english teacher during my high school days. This poem inspires me, motivates me and lifts my spirits when i am feeling down. Whenever certain circumstances in my life don’t go exactly the way i want, i just recite this poem to myself. It really does make me feel good and empowered. I feel like i can do anything that i want. I just have to wait for the right moment, the right time, and keep on going…

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, 
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, 
When the funds are low and the debts are high, 
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, 
When care is pressing you down a bit, 
Rest, if you must, but do not quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns, 
As every one of us sometimes learns, 
And many a failure turns about, 
When he might have won had he stuck it out; 
Don’t give up though the pace seems slow– 
You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than, 
It seems to a faint and faltering man, 
Often the struggler has given up, 
When he might have captured the victor’s cup, 
And he learned too late when the night slipped down, 
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out– 
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt, 
And you never can tell how close you are, 
It may be near when it seems so far, 
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit– 
It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

                                             by: Clinton Howell

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