Don’t Count Her Out
When Life Throws You Off Course
It always seems impossible until
it's done.
NELSON MANDELA
Life took
A direction
Not mapped
Out
And they
Painted her
In limitations
While that still
Small voice
Whispered
“Don’t count her out.”
"Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye." —Helen Keller
Life threw challenges
Her way
Stumbling blocks
And road blocks
Placed before her
Every day
But she found
A way around
As that inner voice
Shouted at all
That was in her way.
“Don’t count her out.”
"You must do the things you think you cannot do." —Eleanor Roosevelt
She’d heard the
Doctors words
That long ago day
But she didn’t
Pay them heed
As she heard that
Voice say
“Don’t count her out.”
"You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." —A.A. Milne
“Don’t count her out.”
Her life took
A new direction
A beautiful path
As life shouted
“Don’t count her out.”
Copyright ©️ Michelle R Kidwell
February.16.2024
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Michelle Renee Kidwell
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Comments (1)
Great poem Michelle. I gave my Grandson a keychain with the words at the bottom- braver stronger, smarter - however he was never given it, by my son. It is sad.