Pressure creates precious things. We sweat, love, live, and laugh;
stress, worry, and work,
And we emerge
Stronger, harder, smarter,
And wiser.
They say obstacles are tests.
Here, the graphite of our pencils
Lay rounded, dull, and worn
Down to the eraser,
Proudly sitting on paper;
A quiet reminder of the trials
We all face and the answers
We all seek.
Pressure creates precious things.
Yet the weight of the walls
Can distract you from the pearls.
I can’t deny the stress
That seemed unbearable,
The nights I wanted to
Close my eyes and disappear;
Just as I can’t deny
That I am a better man today
Because of yesterday’s challenges.
What is a LIFER?
If in a night you completed
What you thought you couldn’t do,
And then felt unsatisfied that you could not do more;
But understand that you’re a better person today
Because of that;
That, is a LIFER.
After all, pressure creates precious things.
Thank you all,
Steve