Paths To Take Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

Fresh paths to take.
May not be paved.
Or suggested to recommend,
By those without vision.
Nor select for themselves.
But...
If one who has a mind.
Accustomed to using it.
With thoughts to think,
Beyond limitation.
And has faith to keep.
Fresh paths to take with kept faith.
Is the only way to validate,
That faith to focus upon with belief...
Is all what one needs,
To prove to oneself and no one else.
A receiving to come eventually,
Success to achieve it; believed to receive.

The kind of success,
That with sweat...
Some tears.
And fears once had to witness disappear.
That delivers dreams to wish.
Appearing eventually as if,
Meant to be.

And...
Incredible as this reality is,
There will be those...
Who had made their recommendations.
And suggestions to be dismissed.
Are the ones one day who will claim,
They were the ones who had insisted...
If anyone wishes to achieve success,
Keeping faith is the only way to do it.

"Didn't we tell you.
If you keep your eyes focused on the prize.
One day it will be yours to realize."

-Hmmm...
That's strange.
Because...
All I remember you calling me,
Was stupid.-

"Noooo...
You misunderstood.
What I implied was...
It would have been stupid to listen to me.
And others too!
If you had chosen to abandon your faith."

-Either way,
You did provide me the incentive.
That set a fire to my desires.
With a motivation that kept me determined.
And...
For that I am grateful.-

"No problem.
We all have our talents and gifts.
Even if they are misunderstood at times."

-How quickly the changing of paths we take! -

"Yes!
Huh? "