Power of persistence ___ AKSHR

Power of persistence

A river cuts through rock,

not because of its power,

but because of its persistence.

I thought when I first heard that saying

I’d sooner be the rock than the river.

Without slowing,

I’d meet every obstacle head-on

And let my scars bear witness to my power.

Without stopping,

I would grow a shell like a tortoise

To keep out harm and nourish my strength.

But then I thought of what it means to cut through --

How a river carves its channel into stone

And how my own persistence

Can carve a path through adversity.

So today I start again.

I'll be the river, not the rock.

AKSHR