When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, <br />When the road you're trudging seem all uphill, <br />When funds are low and debts are high, <br />And you want to smile, but you have to sight, <br />When care is depressing you a bit, <br />Rest if you must, but don't you quit. <br /> <br />Life is strange, with its twists and turns, <br />As each of us sometimes learns, <br />And many a failure turns about, <br />When he might have won had he stuck it out; <br />Don't give up, though the pace seems slow <br />You may succeed with another blow. <br /> <br />Often the goal is nearer than, <br />It seems to a faint and faltering man, <br />Often the struggler has given up, <br />When he might have captured the victor's cup, <br />And he learned too late when the night slipped down, <br />How close he was to the golden crown. <br /> <br />Success is failure turned inside out <br />The silver tint in clouds of doubt, <br />And you can't ever tell how close you are, <br />You may be near when you seem so far, <br />So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit <br />It's when things seem worst, that you must not quit.<br /><br />Resty Rivera( PHILIPPINES)<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/don-t-quit-13/
