A Formidable Carving Knife
Perseverance is the key
to all the locks in Life...
Persistence dressed in fortitude
is a formidable carving knife.
Any challenge Life may hold
can take creative form
if, but sculpted with a hand
persistent to transform.
Nothing lasts forever
this side of the grave...
Perseverance to endure
is the challenge of the brave.
Any lock will yield with time
if relentlessly pursued...
just carve a key in steady hand
with tenacious fortitude.