a nagging unresolved feeling <br />that i can do better <br />be more than i am <br />i feel like i'm plodding <br />trudging thru thick mud <br />rather than flowing <br /> <br />i've been better than this <br />i'm held back by my brain <br />like i have a bad mental sprain <br /> <br />i'm like a young dog on a short leash <br />straining to run free <br />hindered, hating the chain <br />all life seems frustration <br />will i thrive - again? <br /> <br />without Me you can do nothing <br />a reminder from a wise king <br />now if i can follow that simple advice <br />perhaps i'll yet sing<br /><br />Harlan Simantel<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-can-do-better/
