Staying Strong and Looking Ahead
Staying strong and looking ahead
is to greet tomorrow and refusing to look behind;
all can rise from the ashes of the painful past...
putting all hurtful memories and sad events to rest!
Being heartbroken and remembering mistakes,
welcome grief and keep dreams from flourishing;
I feel sorry for the ones who still grieve losing
all strength to defeat something that terribly hurts!
Look up, never look down and concentrate on reality,
who seeks glory knocks down all adversity;
be a diligent David defeating a Goliath filled with vengefulness;
even the strong are powerless when attacked with shrewdness!
Many lose sleep over worries and declare desperation
watching others achieve greatness: is it envy or revenge?
If they tried harder, they would no longer grieve but emerge
from the squalor that brought their final destruction!
Staying strong and looking ahead
is to forget failures and setbacks,
it adds another milestone to your achievements;
many new stars will appear on your horizon,
and counting them, you'll understand what you were told:
move forward without any regret to have missed a dozen
opportunities that fled quicker than butterflies!
Copyright © Andrew Crisci | Year Posted 2021
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