I'm Going Anyway-Poem

She said: I am going.

They said: It will be hard and you will get tired.

She said: "I'm going anyway."

The trials will hurt you, the problems will thwart you.

"I'm going anyway."

You could break your bones, from rocks, sticks, and stones.

You could be alone, lose friends you have known.

"I'm going anyway."

You could lose it all, and in the end, fall.

You could start to cry, you could even die.

"I'm going anyway."

Everything could stand against you, 

It could maime and crush you.

It could all come to naught, 

And you could be forgot.

It could just near kill you,

So will you still go? Will you? Will you?

And she said: "Yes.

I know what I want. I know what I've fought.

I know I will hurt. But I'll smile through the dirt.

I could lose all my friends, but it's not the end.

The trials will come, I'll still continue on.

The changes you'll see, you'll see who I'll be.

I know what I want, and I will not give up!"

"I am going anyway."

Tara J. Howard



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