the long dusty road,
intervened by obstacles.
makes life worth living,
to its full optimal.

pushing and pressing,
ends only in a checkmate.
for one to succeed,
one must they must not just participate.

giving and taking,
are the essence of life.
though it will test you and your character,
on the edge of a knife.

you fall you fail,
you balance you achieve.
and with failure comes success,
which enables one to believe.

one must stay optimistic,
and grab life by the horns.
and one must take the good with the bad,
and learn to be criticized and torn.

it only gets harder,
as one travels this road.
never back down,
and always carry the load.

for this will expound,
on how one must continue.
to be whom they are and will be,
and adapt to ones venue.