"Dreams and Goals" - Bahamas AI Art
©A. Derek Catalano
You Must Be Driven
The blueprint lies upon the desk, a map of hope and light,
A calculated strategy to conquer through the night.
For dreams are merely shadows if they lack a solid base,
You need a plan to guide your steps and keep a steady pace.
But blueprints are but paper, and the ink is only dry,
Until you find the fire that reflects within your eye.
To reach the peak of promise and the goals that you have set,
You must be driven by a force the world hasn't witnessed yet.
The road is rarely level, and the path is seldom clear,
It winds through thickets of self-doubt and over ridges of your fear.
The sweat will bead upon your brow, the toil will weigh you down,
But labor is the only gold that buys a victor's crown.
You work while others slumber, and you rise before the sun,
Because the race for greatness is a race that’s never done.
It takes a heart of iron and a soul of tempered steel,
To keep the momentum moving and the spirit’s fire real.
But what if structures crumble? What if foundations fail?
What if the storm comes crashing in and rips away your sail?
There is no shame in falling, or in seeing plans decay,
The shame is only found in those who choose to walk away.
If everything you’ve built should fall and turn to dust and sand,
You brush the debris off your knees and take a firmer stand.
To start again is courage in its purest, rarest form,
To build a better shelter in the center of the storm.
