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Poetry: Anything is possible

by Bobby Coles

Limitless are the multitudes of possibilities

Anything can be accomplished with proper mental abilities

No dream is ever truly out of your reach

Inner voices should be the one's dominating the speech

Having a goal that you are striving to achieve

Keeps you cognizant of the necessity to believe

The greatest lesson in life that a person should learn

Is to always strive for greatness, and to constantly yearn

Take all advice with the requisite dosage of salt

Try not to waste time and energy fixing a fault

Anything is possible, as long as you are committed

Never allow yourself to be easily defeated or outwitted

Life will always play out, no matter what you choose

Stand up and be accounted for, walk a mile in your own shoes

What once seemed as though it were entirely too implausible

Has now occurred, because you will find, that anything is possible

If you keep your spirits raised and your head held high

You'll be utterly amazed at just how high you can fly

Recognize the moments in life that have no significance

Live each day with the utmost of due diligence

Life does have moments that can drag you lower

You can achieve anything, but some things happen slower

Be your own overachieving advocate at all times

Always answer when your bell finally chimes

Fill your thoughts and actions with a positive twist

Be willing to rule yourself with a sturdy iron fist

As a toddler my hopes and fears were quite simple

As an adolescent they centred on my next pimple

As I grew into my awkward teenage years

They began to be the cause of many redundant tears

No longer are the days, when you are a mere pebble

Now come the days when you are life's ultimate rebel

During the dangerous high school career

The primary focus was that truth telling mirror

If you had one single strand of hair out of place

You would fall forever behind in popularity's cruel race

Doing all of the necessary crimping

Leaving yourself exposed and shallowly pimping

As soon as you stop seeking out all of life's riches

You will find that you should only scratch what itches

You've changed from that pebble into a worthy stone

With the ultimate goal of never being alone

What once seemed as though it were entirely too implausible

Has now occurred, because you will find, that anything is possible

Never listen to those that cast their disparaging stones

Avoid the cynically negative people and their abundant clones

Dreams were placed gingerly onto the back burner

Fitting in to fail replaced a once avid learner

But those days passed by, and quickly faded

The only lingering thoughts were of memories jaded

University taught you about managing life

And dodging capitalism's ever-cutting knife

Lessons that were taken to heart were soon forgotten

Precious stolen moments of love soon turned rotten

As long as you carry yourself with the necessary attitude

Will leave you peaceful at night with a healthy dose of gratitude

Growing so quickly, you have turned into a rock

Realizing that life is on a timer, and you're about to leave the dock

Unimpressed with your resume, life tossed you a sneer

Disdainfully unrepentant, you flippantly faked a tear

Lofty aspirations, which were suddenly squelched

Reminiscing of days when the alphabet was drunkenly belched

Somehow you survived and got back on the straight and narrow

Just before life turned on you, leaving behind a stagnant barrow

Starting off at a new job, feeling summarily fulfilled

Even though your unadulterated spirit has been quietly killed

You settle down nicely, and reluctantly accept your new job

Of your self-dignity, a small portion they did rob

Succumbing to their bottom line you accept their pittance

Idly toiling and avoiding severance and good riddance

It doesn't matter what life brings, as you gracefully grow older

For you have come full circle, you are now a sturdy boulder

Keep within your body and soul a coupon to redeem

And make certain that you stay true to your lifelong dream

What once seemed as though it were entirely too implausible

Has now occurred, because you will find, that anything is possible

Nothing can stand in the way of greatness

If a kind heart you always keep

Be sure to leave behind not one regret

When you take your final sleep

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