Thursday, March 24, 2016

Courage

Courage is like running a race
Your heart is beating fast
Adrenaline pumping through your veins

You tie your shoes for the fifteenth time
And tuck your penny into your shorts one last time
The line moves more and more
Soon it is going to be your turn

Why are you even doing this?
They said you couldn't do it
You are am too slow
You are going to mess up

Your  name is called

You set my feet on the blocks
You can do this...
You can do this!

Ready...Set... GO!

BANG!

You drive your feet into the ground
Running as fast as your legs can take you
Bravery cheering you on from the sidelines
Fear creeping up behind you
But you do not let her get ahead
Not today

You give all your power
Leaving fear in the dust
Your legs start to give out
You keep on pushing until you feel the ribbon
You made it even when they told you you wouldn't
You made it...

Poem

It makes us tick
It's a different relationship for all
Easy or hard
We all reach that moment in our lives 
We struggle more than ever
Grades, school, hunger, surviving
We try to fight the struggle
But it always comes back