get your hopes up
and feel them
fall flat
maybe it will work
maybe not
maybe struggle
is all you’ll
ever get
maybe giving up
would just be easier
it always is
but you’ll pull through
you’ll keep going
you’ll figure it out
you know
it’s who you are
this is how
you keep swinging
This is an excerpt from This is How You Know: a book of poetry. For more poetry, visit my starter library, where you can get some for free.
