Unbreakable

Shiny and brand new,

Like the penny face up on the sidewalk crack

We enter life optimistic and lucky.

Then we get trampled on,

Walked all over,

And spent,

But on hopes and dreams for our futures,

Not yet willing to learn from past mistakes.

The future seems as bright as the sun

And as close as the stars,

Yet just beyond our reach.

Then the downward spirals and hardships

Crash into us like meteors upon the pale face of the moon.

We feel dejected,

Lost,

And drowning in the wishing well

Of what was once our hopes and dreams.

Failure is not the end,

But rather the start of something new,

For in not trying again

Lies the true form of defeat.

Self-defeat is the only true failure that exists.

The coin that sits behind glass has no story to tell,

No hardship to overcome,

No memory of the sweet taste of perseverance

And better yet,

Victory.

These scuffs and scars are proof

That we are made of something

Tougher than the strongest steel

Unbreakable.

Is that all you got?

We taunt failure and loss

With the attitude of

We just don’t care.

Kick us down, spit on us,

Watch us get back up and not back down.

Each of us is as rare

As the double printed coin,

The mess up and mistake,

Worth more than the banal and trite.

We break the mold

And illuminate the sky like shooting stars,

Unbreakable in the fact that we are unique

Due to not only the hardships we face,

But how we react

And what we make of our life.

So, how will you view your worth?

That is not for me to say,

But rather for you to determine.