The Competitor Poem by Benson Muthoka

This is the start line where the finishing begins.
I'm starting... not because they started but because they finished.
I'm going to win... not because I'm doing a different thing but because I'm doing it differently.
The finish line seems so far... but every step brings it closer.
I want to give up... give up on losing.
I'll find a way... because I have the will.
I'll give it all I have... because I want it all!
I'll look at the prize... it is what I want.
I will listen to your cheer... it is my fuel.
I will finish... because I held on.
I will celebrate... not because I won but because I finished.