To Prevail Poem by Randy McClave

Tomorrow I might fall down, I might even fail
But, I will not see that as a defeat as I will eventually prevail,
A victory to me it is not to win, it is not to give up, but to begin
And tomorrow is another day that I will be tested, "Oh well! ".

If I fall down tomorrow, I will get up once again,
I will not need any help or coaxing or even a prayer, "Amen",
From my pants I will wipe off the dirt, then I will re-tuck my shirt
I will not ask for any help, as life will know where I have been.

Tomorrow I might get knocked down, but I will survive
I will stand up on my own two feet to prove that I am alive,
GOD knows I will not be defeated, if so from life I would have been cheated
I will always overcome, and I will always do more than just thrive.

If tomorrow is the day that I am knocked down, I will not be defeated
I will stand up once again, until the task I started is completed,
Going forward I will always strive, from my life others I will not deprive
I will be known as the man who triumphed; and who never retreated.

Randy L. McClave