Close to the pole of life, i set my ball
Aiming to get a goal.
But getting a goal
isn’t as easy as it seems
Through storms,
Through struggles
My life keeps abiding to those roles
I have to play
My mind keeps following the rhythm of success
My aim is to get a goal
My attention refuses to be diverted
along the slippery paths of life
’cause all I’m targeting is the goal.
Though I’m on the pitch,
pains will come
Through the fatigue that the game puts on me
But all I’m targeting is the pole,
And keep dancing to the to the tune of the game,
to get the goal and win the match
By perseverance, I bear the stress
’cause I say to myself
“Winners never quit,
Quitters never win”
The fear of failure makes
my heart to skip some beats
And at times, I get some sleepless nights
All these do to me
is just to keep me on my toes to get my goal
I’m so close to getting this goal,
I’m not done trying
Because, finally, in the end,
the stress would be worthwhile,
the trials would end,
and victory will be achieved!
P.S: Joe gave me this piece on the 5th day of February, 2013. So, this particular poem is almost a year old!
Well, Alonge Joseph Adeyinka can be reached via email on: cacprince03@yahoo.com.
Happy Sunday
