Grit

Poonam Desai posted under Poetry Tale-a-thlon S1: Poetry on 2021-08-31



All my life I have worked so hard, The pain of efforts like a shard, Keep on piercing my brittle soul, I am in pieces yet am whole, With grit I survived it. People do fail to see me toil, Me burning away the night oil, The joy in my family's eyes, that has helped me grow beyond wise, With grit, I have learned it. The sea tide had always been rough, There's a crescent after a trough, I stood by strong grabbing the sail, nothing will my efforts derail, With grit, I have nailed it. God seeing from the skies above, He who looks upon us with love, All the tired souls that you, me are, have to travel a journey far, With grit, I have earned it.   Penmancy gets a small share of every purchase you make through these links, and every little helps us continue bringing you the reads you love!