a girl was born <br />she had ambitions <br />she had a passion <br />worked her whole life for greatness <br />but was shot down <br />her heart was broken <br />but she got up again <br />and asked for more <br />she pushed back harder <br />but ran into a wall <br />she fell once again <br />life in all its cruelty <br />had ridiculed her <br />she got up slowly, <br />and kept moving fore ward <br />she had a will of steel <br />she wanted her dreams to come true <br />and they sat at the top of a tower <br />on the top sat the reality of her dreams <br />dreams of greatness <br />she charged up the stairs <br />but was pushed back down <br />she cried, <br />but got back up again <br />her heart wanted this more than anything <br />she had a passion <br />and she followed it <br />she never gave up <br />everyone frowned upon her <br />she was told to get a real job <br />she was told to quit <br />failure found its way to her at each attempt <br />she started to loose heart <br />but she remembered her promise <br />and so she pushed herself <br />she climbed the tower <br />and discovered greatness <br />she looked down upon the people <br />and they looked up to her <br />she held up her arms <br />and cried to the people <br />I AM GREAT <br />and the people cheered <br />she never died <br />she lived for centuries <br />her body may have disappeared <br />but her memory was treasured <br />forever...<br /><br />Wandering Scarlet<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-path-to-greatness/
