One of life’s top teachers,
Will exasperate your soul;
And work hard to ensure,
You never reach your goal.
It’s hard and quite complex,
This life that’s called a race;
There’s much you’ll learn about yourself,
Confronting failure’s face.
He’ll test your mind’s integrity,
Your strength and your resolve;
He’ll test your 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 most equally,
To see what you will solve.
His methods try reducing you,
To trembling and to fear;
He holds in strict abeyance,
Those things you want so dear.
He knows your every limit,
And every weakness too;
But every time you beat him,
Strengthens what’s in you.
He teaches true endurance,
He teaches “Never Quit”
He teaches you to get back up,
Each time you take a hit.
In order to defeat him,
You must take him to the brink;
Proving you’re a winner,
Is etched in HOW YOU THINK!
(c) copyright 2020 Dr. Robert L. Lawson
