by Afeez Adeyemi Adisa | |
Published on: May 18, 2004 | |
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Type: Poetry | |
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Many passed the same road with you But they couldn't succeed Many read the same books you red But they never passed Many have influential background But they couldn't achieve even more than you Many gathered with shovels Even when you're gathering with a rake But they couldn't reap the fruits of their labour Self improvement books with them Men and women who rose from rag to riches From the bottom to the top From nothing to something From nobody to somebody Men and women who have a dream Even when the going get tough When the circumstances of their lives Made their dreams so funny Successful people also have problems The stories of their sufferings early in life With the conquest of life’s unfriendly mountains Offers hope to the hopeless And encourages the dispirited Hang on! « return. |