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No Turning Back

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No Turning Back

by S. Kristopher Byrd

 

Life and boxing are much the same

Both take courage to play the game

It's not the hits you give

It’s the ones you take

 

To step in to this ring

It’s heart you must bring

Most won’t try to participate

Some sit out and only speculate

 

But not I

 

I’m not giving up, no I’m not turning back

I’ll stay the course even when my life is off track

The path I’m on will be filled with potholes

But I’m not giving up, no I’m not turning back

 

Knocked down 5, got up 6

Took 10 shots, only 4 I missed

You say can’t, I say can

Quit is what I can’t understand

 

Will walk through fire

To prove you’re a liar

Mistakes I’ve made were quite a few

What they taught, helped me make it through

 

And that’s why...

 

I’m not giving up, no I’m not turning back

I’ll stay the course even when my life is off track

The path I’m on will be filled with potholes

But I’m not giving up, no I’m not turning back

 

How can I succeed if I don’t have the heart?

How can I finish something if I never start?

Failure is an option, just not for me

‘Cause if I’m bound by doubt

How can I ever truly be free?

 

This is why…

 

I’m not giving up and I refuse to turn back

I’m not giving up, no I’m not turning back

I’ll stay the course even when my life is off track

The path I’m on will be filled with potholes

 

But I’m not giving up, no I’m not turning back

I’m never giving up, and I refuse

I refuse to turn back

 

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LP45 says:

Excellent work SKB. Powerful message. Flows like the next inspirational rap. Similar in subject matter to my piece entitled Transitions. Thank you for sharing this.

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