LESSON
By Grace E. Easley
They said “you’ll never make it”,
And they thought that they were right,
But I kept on plodding onward,
Because I hoped that I might,
And they shook their heads in wonder,
That I lacked the sense to quit,
But I held my chin up higher,
And I didn’t mind a bit.
They said, “you’ll never make it”,
As the problems multiplied,
But I had to make an effort,
And to know at least I tried,
So I dug my heels in deeper,
Though sometimes my spirits lagged,
And I shouldered what was lightest,
And the rest I sort of dragged.
And I found to my amazement,
At the ending of the day,
That what they said I couldn’t,
I had managed anyway.
It only took three little words,
“Lord help me”, and I rid,
Myself of doubt, and all they said,
I’d never do….I did.