As I assemble the pieces <br />And the zenith begins to show <br />As the demons are vanquished <br />And I reach the lush plateau <br />At these giddy heights <br />Little did I know <br />With sideways not an option <br />There was only one way to go <br />The cracks appeared underfoot <br />Allowing a glimpse of perils below <br />Whilst revelling in it's gifts <br />Life's traumas it then does bestow <br />Thrust into a battle on many fronts <br />I tackle the gorgonesque manxome foe <br />Aware of sanity taking issue with itself <br />I feel the cranial ebb and flow <br />Amidst the carnage, hope springs eternal <br />Rejuvenating seeds I sow <br />Then reap the harvest with eagerness <br />More life lessons I now know <br />Never let the bastards grind you down. <br /> <br />With thanks to life for throwing a few more buckets of shit at me <br />But it won't half make my roses grow...<br /><br />Esra Sloblock<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/nil-desperandum-illegitimates-carborundum-or-something/
