My favourite poem

RagePatriot · **RagePatriot**

This is my favourite poem, as well as my best source of inspiration that comes from somebody I have never known:

I Can

By George Washington Carver

Figure it out for yourself my lad, You've all that the greatest of men have had;

Two arms, two hands, two legs, two eyes and a brain to use if you would be wise.

With this equipment they all began. Do start from the top and say, "I can."

Look them over, the wise and the great; They take their food from a common plate,

And similar knives and forks they use, with similar laces they tie their shoes...

The world considers them brave and smart, but you've all they had when they made their start.

You can triumph and come to skill, you can be great if you only will.

You're well equipped for what fight you choose; you have arms and legs and a brain to use;

And the man who has risen, great deeds to do, began his life with no more than you.

You are the handicap you must face; you are the one who must choose his place;

You must say what you want to do, how much you will study, the truth to know;

God has equipped you for life, but he lets you decide what you want to be.

Courage must come from the soul within, The man must furnish the will to win.

So figure it out for yourself, my lad; You were born with all that the great have had;

With your equipment, they all began...Get hold of yourself and say: "I can."

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