Trial of Endurance

Panting my way up to the finish line

Sweaty and achy, halfway up the incline

Jogging against the winds of Satan

My body grows more tired than it’s ever been

With no clue how I’m going to make it

It’s taking everything I’ve got not to quit

It would be so easy to just stop and stand still

And watch the others pass me up the hill

But I’m not a quitter, I won’t give up

The race is not over til I win the cup

The race will not be won

Until my life here on earth is done

Celestial glory could not be obtained

If I quit and just remain

Sitting on the stone of failure
-keep running you must endure

Victory of Defeat

It’s funny how the downward slope is always the hardest

You think you’ve made it when you reach the top

But your trip down the mountain will take you just as long

You’re tired and your body grows weaker each step you take

And you forget about how long it took you to get there

If its nine miles up the mountain it’ll be nine back

If it takes nine months til the middle of your mission you’ve still got nine left

The first few months are the longest, but the last stretch is the hardest

You forgot the strength it took to get you to the top

The half hour of sleep at lunch doesn’t make up for the other hours you’ve lost

You’re left half dead, clinging to your last glimmer of hope

Throwing rocks at the nearby broken water fountain

Wanting things to be easier than they were before,

You curse the weather and pray for miracles

But realizing how selfish and childish that sounds

You humbly retreat and pray for forgiveness

Just to hike the same mountain again tomorrow