Dear Younger Me Poem by Martin Greyford

Dear younger me.
On this very special day
I write to you
For there are so many things
I want to tell you.

Life can be so beautiful
And at the same time be ugly.
But you just have to be strong
To be able to pull through
Till the end.

You don't have to quit
Because you have been pressured
By something you don't know
How to handle and go about it,
But rather find an alternative way

To challenge the same challenge.
Dear younger me,
Listen to me very well.
You don't just climb to the top with ease, no.

There are a lot of obstacles
In and on the way.
As birds don't just fly,
They fall down and get up
On their wings and then fly.

You don't have to quit
No matter how difficult the situation is
You gotta be strong.
You gotta be courageous.
For it is in the fire

That you find the elevation.
Through the storm one gets to safety
On a beautiful shore.
And see the beauty of the storm
You have to steer the boat

Against the strong sea winds
And the waves hitting at at
Dear younger me
Life is not easy
Even the richest complain about it.

Always remember dear younger me.
You can not get to the top
Without falling several times.
You fall and rise up again
Falling once doesn't mean

You've failed a hundred times, no.
You need to fail a thousand times
To succeed once in your life.
Keep pushing dear younger me
The best is yet to come.