Song of Empowerment
The cry within my soul
Yearns for someting more.
What will make me whole
Please show me the door.
Success is what I desire,
Failure seems to cling.
My body is on fire,
Confused I must sing.
"Will not throw in the towel,
This battle I shall win.
Failure seeks to devour,
Its demise I will bring.
Failure, you I will conquer,
Do not ask me how.
You I will overcome,
When I take that final bow.
Comments
AUTHORThanks midg, appreciate it! :)
Josh, you're definitely not a failure, especially after writing this. :-) You're only one if you want to be. A beautiful, motivational poem.
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Thanks Lisa, I appreciate it! :)
This is a beautiful poem with a great message. Don't ever give up! =) I voted up thanks for posting!
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Thanks for the encouraging compliment! :)
I really enjoyed reading this. I had to read it a few times with different speed and breaks to really let it sink in. I love when I can do that to poetry because it takes on a life of its own when I do that. Great job!
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Thanks vocal! :)
You write some good poetry and I will be reading more of your work.
Also look for some email from me for a few helpful suggestions.
Voting up and sharing with others. Thank you!
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Thanks Michelle!
Great work, Josh! Very determined!
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Thanks Dana for reading and commenting, and that sounds like a good idea!
I like this very much! it gives a great sense of encouragement. nice job. i am going to link this to my hub about making mistakes.
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Thanks for stopping by, and commenting! :)
Failure is just a tough lesson sometimes. Its when we don't pick ourselves up and try again is when we are called failures.
When I think of failing, I always think of Babe Ruth. They asked him how he got to be such a home-run king. He said he had struck out more than anyone else.
Voted up and awesome.
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Thank you very much penny! :)
A great approach to failure. Excellent poem.
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Aww, thanks Dave appreciate it! Thanks for stopping by :) And you are welcome!
A nice, meaningful poem thank you.
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Wow thank you so much my new hub friend :) I really appreciate that! :)
Very insightful comment! Thanks!
Josh - well done - in particular ""Will not throw in the towel,
This battle I shall win. Failure seeks to devour, Its demise I will bring."" tells me a ton about who you are.... Winner!!!
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Hehe, yeha we have a lot of fun together! :) We have been doing that the past few days! lol
Thanks for the visit and encouragement regqarding my hub! I aprereciate it! :) I will be attempting more in the future! :)
I think a lot of people can relate to this poem. It has a great message and the structure really works for you.
On a random side note I am glad I found this poem and answered for myself the mystery of the origins of the KUBB hub! I must say I am enjoying reading the back and forth between you and TToombs in the comments of various hubs :-)
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Thanks!
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Oh no Melissa, our secret is ruined, my dreams and hopes crashed against the rocks! Nooooooo lol
You were not supposed to see that TT, what is your real name by the way?, although I will still call you TT. hehe lol.
I saw that Joshua.
Absolutely. She is a serious troublemaker lol. Pleased to meet you too Josh.
Melissa, the duct tape is in the mail. :)
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Hahaha, that is too funny, all her fault! Lets blame her and not our addiction to HubPages! :) hehe
Don't you think we should blame her? :p Don't tell her though; it is our little secret! lol
P.S. Nice to meet you Melissa, new hub friend :)
So happy to hear that your smiling Josh.
This has been quite the comical adventure thanks to TToombs ,who my family is not amused with since my raucous laughter last night (while reading her hubs on bears and addiction), awoke the whole house.
My name is Melissa.
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Wow, thanks you very much for that comment mwilliams! You just put a smile on my face! :)
Can I get your real name, if you do not mind?
Haha, thanks for the tip :)
And nice tip:) lol
Josh, this is a poem that hits very close to home with me. I find it very inspiring and quite beautiful. I'm very surprised to hear that this is only your second "choice" poem. You have a lovely written voice.
Just a little tip, be sure to douse the towel in pepper spray before throwing it at a bear, but I digress.
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:) Hey random question, since we seem to have conversations irrelevant to our hubs :)
Have you ever played the game KUBB? I just played it today, and it is an excellent family outside game for all ages. I think I will be writing a hub about it.
anytime!
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Thanks friend! :)
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No I have not, what is the title? Thanks for asking :)
Did you find shiningirisheye's insanity hub?
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Thanks for the comment and read, I appreciate it Christy! :)
Don't we all feel like throwing in the towel at some point? It is our motivation and desire for success that overcomes failure!
An inspiring poem. Do not throw in that towel.. or in the case of Hubpages, it is the keyboard!
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Hehe, I just laughed out loud!
What is her hub entitled? I will check it out!
That actually sounds like a LOT of fun. A lot like shingirisheye's hub about insanity and running around slapping people on the forehead...this is too tempting....must...have...control....now see what you started?!?!?! :)
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Haha, If you could it sure would be funny! Imagine if you, myself, Billy, and a few others starting randomly posting comments from our hubs onto random hubs? It would be like mass HubPages confusion; I can see it now! :)
That is a very good question, how the heck did I do THAT?! And I bet I couldn't do it again if I tried...huh.
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How the heck did TT get in here? HAHAHA :) I think she had just answered my comment on her bear fallacy, and got confused :)
@CWB, thank you very much for the vote and advice, it means a lot to me!
@Bill, thank you very much for your thoughtful insight and kind words!
How the heck did TT get in here with a comment about a bear??? LOL Josh, great job on this one. Questions we all ask, struggles we all go through, victories most of us experience. Well done my young friend.
ChristinS: Thank you. :) Every time I've run into a bear, it's definitely been a pulse pounding experience, that's for sure. I hope you never have the opportunity to use my helpful advice. :)
Josh...good poem, both for structure and content...voted up, interesting, and beautiful.
One "tweek"...add a comma after "Confused" in the second stanza, given the thought conveyed. Grace and peace!
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Thanks it is my second poem besides those I was required top write in High School; I am trying to learn how to write poetry because I have been inpsired by some great poets here on hubpages.
Thanks for the read mandarmk9!
Hi Josh,
Nice poem. Its really wonderful
Thanks.....
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