The Winner

(Written on March 28, 2009)

"The world is a permanent battlefield,

a place for those who choose to either resist or yield.

It is an arena of consistent pain,

and it's up to you if you'll compensate it with growth and gain.

Success is not measured upon the awards on the shelves,

not on how great we see ourselves.

Recognition can be claimed by everyone,

but the ones who deserve it are those whose best was done.

It's a matter of putting your heart into it;

Learning to love, bit by bit.

For winning is all about doing your best,

an individual's passion for excellence is its chosen nest.

No, we can't put bliss in everybody's eyes,

we're not always good enough to vanish their sighs.

But then again it's about exhausting your fullest potentials,

regardless of your status, talents and credentials.

Always see the light before you,

because like everyone else, you're a born winner too.

Never strip this off your sanity;

"It's not the quantity but the quality."

The rationale of this all,

is that a true winner never ceases to stand after every fall.

It's not the human eyes that you need to please,

but the Creator himself who's our only source of inner peace."