Me, Myself and I

 I am the shy, quiet one                                                                                                                                                                                                          The one driven to do better than the year before                                                                                                                                                         Driven by the feeling of accomplishment and by those who want to see me fail                                                                                                                 I live for the competition and the feeling from success                                                                                                                                                         I sneak in when no one suspects just to see the surprise on their face                                                                                                                            Faced with may challenges, always doing my best to rise to the occasion                                                                                                                Working long hours to prove myself to who, the ones that would want to see me fall on my face                                                                                     For them to not even acknowledge me or greet me as they pass by                                                                                                                              Living in the moment and not letting anything or anyone stand in my way                                                                                                                        Not taking anything I have for granted and appreciating those who have supported me                                                                                               Pushing myself past the negativity and words spoken to hurt                                                                                                                                 Ambitious, obsessed, motivated, possessed and consumed                                                                                                                                               Fear of not withholding the same standard of excellence from year to year                                                                                                                     But knowing that it is alright as long as I did my best and gave it my all                                                                                                                     Congratulating those who pushed thru ahead of me                                                                                                                                                          And giving words of wisdom to those who didn't do as well as they wanted                                                                                                              Words of encouragement to keep them going, to keep them driven to do their best                                                                                                            I am the one everyone wants to beat in the ring, the one they talk about                                                                                                                 Everyone wants to know how I do it                                                                                                                                                                                Well, hard work and dedication, the bond between me and my animals                                                                                                                           The love I have for them and the love they have for me                                                                                                                                               That's what makes me who I am                                                                                                                                                                                        Be envious if  you want to but that will not make you any better today than you were yesterday                                                                                      It's the drive and passion that will make you better, not whether you win or lose, just that you gave it your all                                                               Never quit, never give up                                                                                                                                                                                                      Give it your all, do your best                                                                                                                                                                                                 I am who I am                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Me, myself and I