No True Defeat – A Poem

I’m trying to write a poem for how I feel

Search deep inside myself, express something that is real

I try to close my eyes and open my heart

Listen inside for emotions coming together and coming apart

I have traveled a long road and I’m proud

So much achieved but so much more to drag

Out of the circle of comfort I am in

That familiar place I’ve always been

What is it that I’m looking for?

Am I looking for success or simply another chore?

Do I want something that’ll make me feel secure

Or a feeling that will give me closure

Closure that I didn’t waste my time

Assurance that I did my best and at it I was so fine

I want to establish a very strong feeling

That in my standards, I’m the best being

I now look at my sketch of my life

It’s drafted in pencil so susceptible to change

Now is the time to ink it permanent

Make the decisions that will my life more relevant

So much things waiting out there

Will I waste my time with my ordinary stare?

I’ve been staring too much already

It’s time to go there, I am ready

And even though there is fear for what’s there

That’s the ultimate sign that you totally care

Not just about yourself but about the people around you

For when you take that step, it’ll involve them too

For you may travel alone but you take with you

The hearts of all those in your heart

And when you reach that point you’ve been yearning

Hundred hearts will be with you smiling

So don’t be afraid to take on the challenge

You are equipped with everything you need

The only thing missing is the belief

That in such journey, there is really no true defeat

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