My Motivation
What keeps me going and going
For loving my time on this earth
When life is a chore to keep rowing
I think of the soul and it’s worth
The purpose of life is for caring
And sharing our talents with all
Our need to wake up and be daring
For climbing the peaks that are tall
I think of my true motivation
For fighting the fight every day
By sharing my own observation
Of what I am trying to say
That when we are thinking of others
And linking ourselves to their good
We grow by our sisters and brothers
By loving them all that we could
For when we are caring and giving
By serving our spiritual side
We know that our reason for living
Is filling our need to provide
For happiness comes in an instant
But leaves just as quickly and fast
But joy is a feeling that’s constant
It builds on your future and past
Some people take pleasure in taking
In doing whatever they feel
While others are kings in the making
For choosing the fight that is real
The difference between them is glaring
The “measure of greatness” in fact
For when you are true by your caring
You do more than think when you act
To love is my true motivation
My reason for living this life
When I am depressed by this station
To conquer the fear and the strife
I think of the joy in my giving
To those who are needy and poor
My true motivation for living
My reason for loving them more.
Written and submitted to the
"Motivation" Poetry Contest,
sponsored by Shreya LN,
on July 14, 2021
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