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Date Posted: 01:01:24 10/18/01 Thu
Author: B.E.G.
Subject: My Journey

When choosing the path to follow
I selected the road heading west
It began in the Forest of Childhood
and ceased at the City of Success

My bag was packed full of knowledge
but also some fears and some weights
My most precious cargo was a vision
of entering the city's bright gates.

I reached an impassable river
and feared that my dream had been lost
But i found a sharp rock, cut down a tree
and created a bridge i would cross

It started to rain, and I was so cold
I shivered and started to doubt
But I made an umbrella out of some leaves
and kept the cold water out

The journey too longer than i had planned
I had no food left in my dish
Rather than starve before reaching my dream
I taught myself how to fish

I greaw awfully tired as I walked on and on
and i thought of the weights in my pack
I tossed them aside and I sped up again
fear was all that was holding me back

I could see the City of Success
just beyond a small patch of trees
At last, I thought, I've reached my goal!
The whole world will envy me!

I arrived at the city, but the gate was locked
The man at the door frowned and looked pissed
"You have wasted your time. I can't let you in.
Eileen is not on my list."

I cried and screamed and I sobbed and I shook
I felt that my lave had just ceased
For the first time ever, I turned my head,
and for once in my life faced the east.

I saw all the things I had done on my way
all the obstacles I'd overcome
I couldn't enter the city
but that didn't mean I hadn't won...

I had taught myself how to cross rivers
and how to stay dry in the rain
I had learned how to keep my heart open
even if sometimes it lets in some pain

I learned, facing backwards
that life meant more than just survival
My success was my journey....
not my arrival

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