Don't try, don't strain/ If you push, you will lose./ Relax, you can do it,/ You've already paid your dues./ / Don't toot your own horn,/ Keep dancing to the sound of your own drums./ For those who are impatient,/ Or hurried, the day never comes./ / Wishing is grand, your dreams important,/ Endurance is typical, or so it would seem./ Watch what you wish for though,/ And be wary of your nightmare dream./ / Smile, be happy, no worries,/ Even the worst ones win./ Try and try as you might,/ Effort for you is valuable as tin./ / By pushing you paralyze yourself,/ You've even tied your thumbs./ If you are too harsh,/ For you, the day never comes./
Reason for writing:
Avid sportsman? Heartbreaking athlete? Fat man trying to impersonate the same? Effort is dangerous, but the heart behind the attempt much more important.
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