Pause

If overcoming difficulties
is all that you are,
If going when things seem
tough is all that you do,
If breaking through hurdles
is all that you know,

Maybe hold still,
slow down a little,
take a break
for a while,
unless
that’s how you cope
when you’re
in distress.

Raise the white flag,
give up
when you know
you can’t go on,
except if
that’s how you’ve
always been
when you
feel lost.