Failure

What do you do when you've given something your all,
yet you still fail in the end,
and it seems a normal trend.

It is so easy to give up,
to throw your hands up and say "I'M DONE,
SOMEONE ELSE HAS WON AND I REFUSE TO TRY AGAIN"!

It is so easy to turn the other way and run away,
and blame someone else for your failure, rather that accept the blame,
just because you feel the shame.

Life is a game,
someone has to win and someone has to lose,
there will be shame,
there will be defeats and retreats,
THERE WILL BE FAILURES.

But don't accept failure sitting down,
grad it by the horns,
and use it as a chance for change,
not as an opportunity to run away,
or to feel self pity and shame.

Most of all,
do not view failure as a measure of your worth,
but as a chance for a new beginning,
and a happier ending.