I get discouraged now and then
When there are clouds of gray,
Until I think about the things
That happened yesterday.
I do not mean the day before
Or those of months ago,
But all the yesterdays in which
I had the chance to grow.
I think of opportunities
That I allowed to die,
And those I took advantage of
Before they passed me by.
And I remember that the past
Presented quite a plight,
But somehow I endured it and
The future seemed all right.
And I remind myself that I
Am capable and free,
And my success and happiness
Are really up to me.

BY: James J Metcalfe

I really enjoyed this poem and had to share it with the rest of the world. To me it means look fear right into the eye’s and take advantage of all life’s possibilities and make them the best times of your life. This is they way everyone should grow in life and this poem expresses it in a very powerful way. Namaste