You won't get me down.

I Won't Be Left Behind

I run my fastest, but still get beat. 

I land on my head when I should be on my feet. 

I try to move forward, but I am stuck in rewind.

Why do I keep at it?

I won't be left behind.

The harder I am thrown, the higher I bounce.

I give it my all, and that's all that counts.

In first place, Myself, I seldom find.

So I push to the limit

I won't be left behind.

Some people tell me you can't.

Some say don't.

Some simply give up.

I reply, I won't.

The power is here, locked away in my mind.

My perseverance in my excellence,

I won't be left behind.

Make the best of each moment,

The future is soon the past.

The more I tell myself this,

The less I come in last.

Through out my competitions,

I've learned what winning is about.

A plain and clear lesson, 

Giving up is the easy way out.

So every night before I go to bed,

I hope in a small way I have shined.

Tomorrow is a brand-new day,

and I won't be left behind.

-Sara Natchman

(Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul)

A letter to the lady looking for a house-sitter, the managers of the restaurants I applied to, Student life, and everyone else interested:

You might think I don't have what it takes. You might think I'm not good enough, strong enough, qualified enough, or experienced. But listen here, I've struggled before and I count on struggling still. But I do not give up.

Hear that?!

I DO NOT GIVE UP.

Put me down, reject me, ignore me, disrespect me, doubt me, look down on me.

Don't let me play your reindeer games. 

It's your loss.

I know I've got something to offer. It's too bad you can't see that.

The more you put me down the harder I try. I will prove you wrong, just you wait and see.

-Roz