Defeat or Fight

The hands of the clock are past

Past the time for opportunity

Whatever you gave

Lies on the table

And time ticks slowly on

Failure echoes in your mind

Each recalled note

Shakes your legs

And once hopeful eyes

Melt to tears

For a moment

You travel in hopeless mist

Finding two roads

Defeat

Or fight

You look at the road of defeat

It is freshly paved

Black asphalt

A gradual decline

Easy walking

other ragged travelers trudge on,

dragging their lost feet

at which they constantly gaze

You look at the road of fight

Traveling through thick, thorny shrubs

A gradual uphill climb

Jagged marble, shale, and limestone rocks

Scattered on the trail

Each step unpredictable

Empty, save a few travelers,

Who examine each step carefully

Whose legs are strong,

Who eyes and determination appear stronger

So now it is up to you

Failure often comes on our journey

It is unavoidable

Leaving us vulnerable, lost, beaten

But as you continue, you have a choice

 you must choose which road to travel from there

Defeat,

Or fight

Will you lay your weapons down,

will you travel the downhill road,

of will you rise to the call of action?

Failure is not defeat,

it is the opportunity to learn to never fail again,

ti charge valiantly into uncharted territory,

brave and determined.