Rise

Something I thought everyone should do

I am down to one knee
Feeling my sweat all over me
My lungs are a flame
My Muscles are begging to give out
I stare down at the ground
At my reflection in a sweat puddle
I see the strain on my face
I see my nostrils flare
Drawing in precious air
I have never been this tired
I trained so hard to prepare
I look ahead and see you lying there
You told me you wouldn't fight fare
You told me my life is what you do not care
Bringing the pain is what you said you would do
I never thought that could be true
So here we are you on your back
Me on my knee
I'm glad its over
You surly would have killed me
To my surprise I see you rise
Now I can see the devil in your eyes
I cannot lose
You must not defeat me
I grit my teeth
I pull from deep down inside of me
I rise
I stand tall with my resolve
I will never fall again
I will only rise
To win it all

Author's Note

This is something I thought of given my situation. Everyone is battling in this world against a seemingly unbeatable foe. But we all must Rise and meet the challenge, because he won't stop till we are all dead.

Reviews

[Ruth]

We have to fall to the lowest depths to desire the climb out sometimes!
A good poem hon that shows determination and logical thinking in a darkened situation
Really good
xx

[ashley]

This is incredible! I love this so much!

"I cannot lose
You must not defeat me
I grit my teeth
I pull from deep down inside of me
I rise
I stand tall with my resolve
I will never fall again
I will only rise
To win it all"

I'm sure many people can relate to this poem, but it really hits home for me. This is very inspirational, thank you for sharing. :D

[little lily Bride of Ch..]

you mean the Devil and defeat, so we keep rising and defeating our deepest darkest fears with God on our side. amazing write bravo

[GBU POETRY ONLY]

Foe Joe will definitely rise up again & again to challenge us and I suppose that's a good thing in many respects ... Keeps us off our knees and on our toes... I like the physical heaviosity & raw emotions you've spilled on the page ... Bloody good!