High

in life the truest of highs
 lies in the pursuit
of our truest of passions

in the conquering 

 of all of the difficult things
in the accomplishing 

 of all of the impossible goals
we never once ever
 even thought possible

deep inside everyone of us 

 lies the highest of highs
that we cannot ever find
 in any drug or any drink
what cannot ever exist
 in any needle or pipe

 in any liquid or pill

it is the high of determination
 of discipline

 of focus
the high of concentrated motivation. . .

it is the high of great struggle

 and the overcoming's

of all the self doubt

          the self denial

           self pity 

          the self hatred

in all the defeat

 of the once failed

 situations 

 the predicaments 

 and all the expectations

that came from those failures 

 to put ruin upon you

and your daily ruminations 

in there, in that end

 when truly accomplished 

 when finally overcome

 when truly victorious 

when you finally reach that. . .

 all you've been dying for

in there, 

  lies inside you the very highest

        anyone of us could ever get

I swear to you this

    if you try to the death

  I will promise you that. . .

Author's Note

Reviews

[Gee]

The most inspirational person I know is my best mates daughter, Grace, who whilst undergoing treatment for brain cancer aged 14, told her mum that if she survived she too would become a nurse and give something back to society. Now aged 25 she is qualified, trained to administer the drugs needed to treat cancer and gets married this year on the 30/12. A beautiful, beautiful human being, like a second daughter to me.

[Davidgeo]

Some people can take extreme adversity and through the process of picking themselves up off the ground find an incredible strength within themselves they didn't even know was there. Most of us just kinda give up and seek the path of least resistance though. Grace seems like the latter. Thanks for stopping by and sharing that story with me.

[Gee]

It was my pleasure

[Neville]

remarkable achievements indeed & fittingly posted here my friend..

[Gee]

Thanks Neville, she is a special young lady. So looking forward to the wedding.
Hope you are well and the good lady is " comfortable "

[Neville]

She sounds very special... Not too bad Gee thanks..

[John the Baptist]

If not the same words, the same spirit as Henley's "Invictus." Very nice.

[Davidgeo]

That's a glorious poem... I will never forget the last lines "I am the master of my fate / I am the captain of my soul". My thoughts tend to be eclectic but some things I remember through any change of mood. Usually I'd take your cue and praise the previous greats but, nah, I kinda like my version better.

[Neville]

An inspirational write if ever there was, nuff said by me, these fine words more than speak for themselves, no.. they do more than that, they shout out an important truth and message to and for all of us... Neville

[Davidgeo]

Thanks Neville. It makes me happy to have written something objectively inspirational. Of course, it's not very original or anything like that but sometimes that's not always necessary.

[Neville]

my sincere pleasure.. N :)

[Papaya]

Haven't watched the video but love the poem.
It's amazing what you can achieve with the right motivation.
It's like a warmth in your chest, fire in the belly.
When you write stuff like this I'm reminded that you could be a great motivational speaker spreading goodness and inspiring people (but you'd probably have to be nice to everyone, all the time.)

[Davidgeo]

To everyone? All the time?

Where's the fun in that?

[Papaya]

Certain exceptions apply.

[Davidgeo]

I've never been good at identifying the true exceptions from just plain selfish situational entertainment.

[AYVID N]

To psyche oneself like that, to plunge into and overcome something that one dreads, really needs stunning, almost crazy determination. One thing he said that really struck me was that bodily comfort is inversely proportional to mental comfort. It’s very true but most of us just take it and go on living with it (and maybe die regretting because deep down we all know what we’re capable of) That guy really is incredible (and nice looking too) Your words flow very well and really capture his message here David. Just loved it, thanks.

[Davidgeo]

He's also an ultra-marathon runner and the world pull up record holder, he ran 100 miles in 19 hours once, then 203.5 miles over 48 hours another time... and it's not even a sport he really trains for specifically. That fella is an animal and it all comes from his mindset. Physically speaking, he shouldn't be able to do what he does.

[AYVID N]

Indeed his mind has more to do with it. With enough research it could be a science and not just motivational speeches perhaps. I remember the paper you had shared on athletes.

[Spookers]

This is such a lovely, inspirational piece, and it makes me feel motivated. You do really well in your flow and word placement. I love your use of spaces and sentence structure. It all makes for a fast paced, fabulous read.

[Davidgeo]

I'm really happy to have motivated you, if only a little bit. Thanks for reading me.

[Chris Shaw]

When I read your lines I had sports men and women on my mind first. The record breakers, the achievers, those who have dedicated themselves to attaining the heights. Then I thought of mountaineers, the conquering of Everest, and those like Shackleton who died in his attempt to be the first to reach the North Pole. Then I thought of things on a more personal level and the sort of day to day struggles very ordinary people have and the highs they can get if something goes to plan. And what if things don't go to plan and how those struggles manifest themselves. In life all of us have a mountain to climb. A few will be totally successful and achieve what they set out to do, most will not. Thought provoking Greetings David.

Chris

[Davidgeo]

That's a pretty apt train of thought I would say. Thanks for your thoughts.

You should watch the first video I attached underneath the writing. David Goggins is an incredible human being by any measure... the man's disposition is truly infectious in the best possible way.

[Chris Shaw]

A truly inspiring man.

[Chris Shaw]

Also the fact that I had such a long train of thoughts reading your poem tells me it was a good one. I should have mentioned that earlier :)

[Davidgeo]

I'm just glad you know who David Goggins is now. That man is amazing... just that little video kinda makes anything written next to him seem extremely trivial.

[R J Askew]

Every so often in you writes you grasp a wand of pure truth and wield it beautifully. It’s a joy to witness.

[Davidgeo]

Thank you RJ. I suppose if you write enough somethings bound to be decent every once in a while.