Poem: I Was Once Told

I was once told

To give up.

But I kept trying.

I was once told

To erase my dreams

But I kept dreaming.

I was once told

To take a break.

But I kept moving.

I was once told

To sit on the sidelines

But I kept in the game.

I was once told

I would amount

to nothing.

But then I became

Somebody.

Never give up.

Chase your dreams.

If the world

Tells you to stop…

Go harder than ever before.

Poem by Chad A. Damitz