Poem : Get Back Up

If a child
learns only one thing
in their short time
on this Earth
it is that,
like the building blocks
with which they play,
they will
inevitably
be knocked down
by those that try
to defeat them.

But like those blocks
the persistent child
will soon realise that
if they persist in rebuilding,
if they persist in trying
over and over,
those that try
to knock them down
will soon give up
and realise the futility
of attacking those that will
not give in.

Originally Posted 21/6/2015

Result - Joint 4th Place