Pressure helps build your character or can make you fold,
Will you step up to the task & be willing to break the mold?
The ceiling will only fall on you if you decide to let go,
Don't be like a stack of cards falling when the wind blows.
Pressure can cause extreme panic and forget what to do,
Just take a deep breath, the answers will come to you.
Pressure reveals cowards & can give birth to future leaders,
Rising to the challenge that's what makes life sweeter.
Allow your light to shine so bright it becomes blinding,
Will the pressure crush you or turn you into a diamond?
Concentrate on where you're going, not where you've been,
Push back with all your might when the walls close in...

© Gary Cliff