Your Road Will Be Rough

May your road be rough

I curse you not, I certainly hope you get tough

Tough to face the challenges ahead

There will be many, so keep a level head

Many obstacles will lay in your way

Look not for another’s way

For your road must be travelled time and again

Have the courage to march on though the journey brings pain

If your destination is one of greatness

Then continue your march with boldness

For there is no great reward where risk was not taken

And there is little reward where none is taken

Decide now, whether you’ll hunt wild game

Or settle for snails and never reach fame

Strive for difficult excellence my friend

Resolve to never settle for a stipend

Make your mark while you have the chance

Never leave the stage without the victory dance

Sycophants, fraudsters, flirts and fiends will surround you

Lovers, friends and acquaintances will abandon you

Many mishaps, shipwrecks and misfortunes

Losses, illness or a time in a dark dungeon

None of these will overcome you

Until lost is the will within you

I tell you the summary my friend

Persevere till the end

There never was a champion who won before he fought

There never was a championship without contests fought

Many enter and give in at the slightest resistance

Others crash out in the end for lack of patience

You should resolve to be brave or very brave

Stay strong, stay tough for your road will be rough

Comments

Anonymous said…

Very well written and inspiring. Rough roads are necessary for us as life is never a rose bed.

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