Surviving Adversity



Surviving through adversity.
And subjected to negative opposition.
Takes determination.
Initiative.
With a maintaining of sustained faith.
Kept to keep by those who know,
A path they have chosen...
To walk upon and remain that way,
Staying focused to face obstacles.
For them is just another test,
Doing their best on a daily basis.
Expecting to be challenged.
By the ones who believe,
Faith unseen yet kept to keep...
Can be easily weakened.
If weapons of deception are used against,
Those determined to succeed.
Regardless of the what and who,
Seeks to believe...
A faith kept to keep.
Can be defeated and destroyed!

'We have used everything,
To stop these 'morons'.
From continuing on.'

'And...
When you say 'morons'?
Who is it that you refer,
Continues on...
Using weapons to convince,
Them to prevent...
A stopping what we have done.
To prove them to be the idiots.'

'I called them MORONS, you fool.
Not IDIOTS.'

'Oh.
So glad I am you clarified that difference!
Now...
Which preference should we choose,
To describe ourselves?'

'What?
We are who we are to be.
How obvious is it?'

'I am only a follower.
Not a decision maker.'

'Well...
Stay to be the follower.
With a keeping of your mouth closed!'
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Submitted by lpahtillah on March 17, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

1:18 min read
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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBXXCBXDXXXEFGXXXEFX XDH GDIHXXBJ XJ CXXXX XAX II XIX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 1,209
Words 261
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 21, 3, 8, 2, 5, 3, 2, 3

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