DrGray003's Daily Dose Of Poems

7. Hope Not Despair

Too many times I nigh yielded
Too many times I took a knee
Just as many times I nearly gave way to defeat
However none of the times I actually did it
Your inquisitive mind wonders why?
Mine is not so I know not of the definition of giving up
For it never existed in my lexicon
The blame lies in my English tutor
For she refused to let me learn it

Her kind in my life served as pillar
One I could hold on to in times of storms we call tribulations
One that could defend me in times of trials
Lacking despair has kept me going forth without hault
Dreams,Goals and ambitions became the core of my hope
Who is brave enough to give up?
Give up in front of such a strong conviction

Every fibre of my being says to stop
But no strand of my DNA allows it
So in the desert of trials I push forward
Not knowing the route but understanding the destination I seek
Where I wish myself to be someday
In life I'll have all my pillars to thank for letting me stand firm and
Refusing me the opportunity to conform to ordinary defeat

No matter the strength of life's gravity
I still stand firm
ignoring it's physics I refuse
to be knocked down
To this day I still stand for I chose hope not despair