It’s Up to Me

It’s Up to Me

I get discouraged now and then

When there are clouds of gray,

Until I think about the things

That happened yesterday.


I do not mean the day before

Or those of months ago,

But all the yesterdays in which

I had the chance to grow.


I think of opportunities

That I allowed to die,

And those I took advantage of

Before they passed me by.


And I remember that the past

Presented quite a plight,

But somehow, I endured it and

The future seemed all right.


And I remind myself that I

Am capable and free,

And my success and happiness

Are really up to me.

James J. Metcalfe

Poem Portraits For All Occasions

THINK HIGH

THINK HIGH

Inspiration for Success

If you think you are beaten, you are,

If you think you dare not, you don’t.

If you like to win, but you think you can’t,

It is almost certain you won’t.


If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost.

For out in the world we find,

Success begins with a fellow’s will……

It’s All in the State of Mind.


If you think you are outclassed, you are.

You’ve got to think High to rise.

You’ve got to be sure of yourself before

You can ever win a prize.


Life’s battles don’t always go

To the stronger of faster man

But soon or late the man who wins

Is the man who thinks he can.

Henry Wintle