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Recently in one of my poems I wrote “If you never lose it means nothing to win” Today I add the line “When you’ve always lost it means everything to win” I have worked hard to change the person I am Because The Lord called on me one night in Prison And for the first time in my life MY LIFE Suddenly mattered to me MY CHILDREN Suddenly mattered to me MY WIFE Suddenly mattered to me And my status as a “Homeboy” suddenly meant NOTHING AT ALL I was locked so deep in a cell that all I could do was write Knowing that I was so much a loser That even those who loved me the most Would never write back For to them it was just another empty lie I mailed out a stack of letters every day for over a year Before I finally got one back I won’t go into what that letter said For it is the one thing between my wife and I That I’m compelled to keep private When your life is spent as a loser You completely lose all concept of the word win Until you actually win something And all at once all the years of torment and pain STOP Being a burden and suddenly become a blessing As your final tear of regret becomes a ripple in the water You realize With the love of the Lord, Family, Friends and Self You have been reborn A WINNER Yesterday I won a Poetry contest on the site and for the first time in my life I felt like a winner. Don’t be like me and need to win something to realize you are a winner. Know in your heart that the moment you stop being a loser you are a winner because that is the greatest victory of all.
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