Victorious Attitude

You cannot win the race,
Unless you follow through.
You cannot blame the others,
For it all depends on you.

You cannot win the battle,
If you do not raise your sword.
You cannot claim a victory,
If there is no reward.

You cannot shape the future,
If you wait until it's here.
The future has no purpose,
If you live today in fear.

Your future lies within your hand,
To do with what you may.
For tomorrow brings results,
Of what you've done today.

The choices that you make today,
Reflect the life you seek.
But first of all, the seeds are sown,
Before the gardener reaps.

The future's like a lump of clay,
You hold within your hand.
As time goes by, the clay gets hard,
So mold it while you can.

Failure is an attitude,
That haunts the mind of man.
But, results will be successful,
For the one who knows HE CAN!

[ by James Kisner -- from 'Themestream' ]