there are clichés
lots of them
that remind us that
patience is a virtue
that rome wasn’t built in a day,
that good things come to those who wait
and so on and so forth

then there is the story
of the ant and the rubber tree
oops there goes another one
remember him?
you see he did
what everyone
doubted he would ever do
because he had hope
high hopes


so how do you balance
hope and patience?
wanting something
desperately,
completely
when sooner, not later
is all you can think about
who has time to wait
for all the good things
to come?

what about perseverance?
to continue to try
and not give up
and believe in the clichés
that have stood the test of time
that better late than never
is ok

and what about commitment?
to keep on trying
and not give up
if you stumble, you stumble
it's what you do afterwards
that matters more

i think i can be tough
and keep going
because I believe
in me
and I have hope
that success is
somewhere down the road

i am moving my mountain
one rock at a time
one pound at a time
one day at a time

i am learning that
i am not invincible,
but still i am a fighter
that i am not a loser,
but i won’t win every time either
that i am stronger than i thought I was
but there will still be times of weakness

because i am doing all that i can
and trying from deep in my heart
and believing beyond hope
that i will stay this course
and move this mountain
no matter how long it takes


and i will get there
one rock at a time…

there isn’t a doubt in my mind