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You Can'T Win a Race

You Can’t Win A Race World famous runners will tell you the first rule of track And that is you can’t win a race if you’re looking back You can ‘t win a race if you are not focused and disciplined Just as in the game of life you can’t get to Heaven if you continue to sin You can’t throw rocks and dirt on others and then hide your hands You can’t go to a ball game and boo both teams and remain in the stands You can’t win a race by trying to embarrass and distract others You can’t win a race by staying in the bed and not lifting the covers You can’t win a race if you don’t sweep around your own front door You can’t win a race if you are always finger pointing and taking score Just take a note from President Obama’s 2008 campaign You will see that he never looked back and refrained From dousing his opponents with equal doses of venom He just relied on the intelligence and talent within him He didn’t wince when they called him a rock star and inexperienced That is why they have been calling him commander and chief ever since So my friends if you have learned anything today: It is that you certainly can’t win a race if you are looking back World famous runners will tell you that it's the first rule of track

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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Date: 3/11/2016 11:10:00 AM
so much here, wonder about todays race a lot. LINDA
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Date: 2/25/2009 10:53:00 PM
Race? What race? Just kidding. Great poem, God knows I've wasted years of my life looking back. Your words ring true, but, alas, old habits are hard to break. Life should have a "rewind" button. Sigh.
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Date: 2/25/2009 9:38:00 PM
Doreen this is a very well written tribute to our President - Very good sound advice in this poem and it just drew me in and I rode with the flow all the way through the poem - Beautiful & Powerful poetry - God Bless, MJ
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