I Am Not Beaten Poem by Laya Bajpai

I struggle and struggle
Yet no results,
Still, I am not beaten
My endurance can be summarized thus
I am moving clouds today
Tomorrow I will try the mountains.
This struggle wears me out
But I am not beaten
I firmly believe that though you know you can lose
But still trying
This struggle will bring out the shine in me and I will glow like a diamond
I believe in the old Hindi adage
That as the rope when it continuously moves over the stone leaves a mark even on stone
My efforts too shall bear fruit.
With this struggle, I often feel disheartened
But I do not give up
There are so many examples in front of me
Of people who turned the tide in their favour
Just as they were about to give up
I come across obstacles, hindrances
Yet I am not beaten
My back is sore with the lashes that life's struggle has hit me with
But I am not beaten.
I know I shall rise from the ashes like the Phoenix
and shine again
Nothing beats me.