No Giving Up Poem by Angela Bontle Ditumiso

Life is not a competition
There's no who is doing it better
Or doing it worse
There's no overtaking
Or running at snail pace as compared to so-and-so
So don't look at how far your age mates have gone
Don't measure yourself by their success
You too are destined for greater things
But remember greater things might not be
What you've seen around
After all we are all of different talents
Shouldn't we then enjoy the differentfruits

Fact that you are down
Doesn't mean you're done for
Being miserable now
Doesn't mean you'll never be happy
Be hopeful

You can crawl out of that gaping hole
Go on to be the greatest you
You could ever be
And that is all you should focus on
Being a better you
But then again this is only
One man's view
All you should know though
Is you will make it
Your tears are worth it
Worth as much as your effort
Your patience is worth it
All this is a process
A part of your becoming
Don't give up