One More Lap Poem by Michael Eziudo

Before throwing in the towel and calling it quit
Have you given it a second thought, have you?
Have you searched the reasons you want to let go
And they are not birthed by temporary illusion and fear, have you?
Or checked if your strains won't birth a time of joy that would wipe all tears on the go
And leave you with resounding 'thank God I didn't quit', have you?

Are the challenges you are having like those that come as obstacles
To them that so determined to climb the Everest and touch its peak
Or are they simply detractors that should set to help you device another means to your goal
Something you needed to calm down and ponder on, have you?

They had been many that got at the edge of the break-through but couldn't see it
They felt too like they couldn't just take this life this way anymore
Some 'em gave up for weakness to fight on
And failed to see reasons to
Others took the one more lap
And despite the discouraging factors they moved on on it
And here bringing them face to face with light outside after the tunnel
Is the one more lap

A lot come to pull you down
One more lap will lift you up
What had you started?
With you alone or with someone?
Never get cold, no it ain't part of winners
Your reason to quit maybe genuine
But the end if you don't quit would be more genuine
A time of teaching to them up comers
When in pride you wear your scholastic robe of experience

One more lap gives the baton
Another more lap gives the trophy
If you were two and you quit you die a hope
Though the other may continue
But you've left a cut of never-to-trust-again which may take time to heal
If you were two and the other quits that dies a zeal
You may clean yourself up and forge ahead never giving up
And never seeing that dropout as excuse to fail
If you were two and the both of you quit
You die a dream
And dreams killed is a preplanned destiny aborted
Why abort when a time of labour is less put side-by-side
A time of productive satisfaction

See the cost of quitting is costly
The cost of one more lap is extra determination
And the gain of it is a life long joy

Don't quit now
You have not asked yourself what's in for you in the end
Have you?
You haven't started seeing with the eyes of a winner
Have you?