Simply Driven - Rhymed Desire to Aspire Much Higher

For Those of Us Who Cannot Stop, Still Questing for the Very Top

Linda Ann Nickerson
Resignation? NO, not me!
It's something I could never be.
I'll struggle, scratch, cajole and beg
To raise the bar another peg,
But signing off, I cannot do.
I cannot lay it down; 'tis true.

I'll labor till, one day, I'll fall,
Although my back's against the wall.
Determination sends me forth
To try to prove again my worth,
Although I know it's in His hand,
A resignation I can't stand.

Resignation? NO, not me!
It's something I could never be.

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  • Elena H. 1/22/2008

    Inspired me to contemplation.

  • Charlie K 1/20/2008

    SOOOOOOOOOOO good!

  • Missy H. 1/16/2008

    Inspiring.

  • robritt 1/15/2008

    Sound like Bush! hahahah! LOved your poem As to you question, I used to be driven by worry, worring I would not get everything done, worrying about everyone else, worrying if I wrote something it would be awful and so forth. I'm too old to be driven now. I just do what come naturally and when time permits I write. I enjoy it and it brings me happiness to do this. Thankfully a few people think I am fair at it. Grin! When you get old you realize that things happen and you forget about being driven to do anything but drive to the doctors. hahhaha

  • Samantha Cummings 1/15/2008

    Lovely!!! This sounds like me!!! Great job on this one Linda. :)

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