One More Time

The bird of hope fluttered high and was dashed strongly with disappointment,

Bruised and hurt, everyone expected it to give up,

But it said, “just hurt, not broken yet, let me try One More Time”.

It soared high again, hiding its pain under the wings of a smile,

Thunder of failure burnt its wings, making it crash to the depths of despair and doom,

But it said, “just broken, not dead yet, let me try One More Time”.

It kept looking at the skies, marred by the dark clouds of pessimism yet searching for the silver lining to guide its way,

In its longing, breath eluded its body and it said, “just dying, not finished yet, I will find you again & try One More Time”.

**A page from every success story where every hurdle became a steppingstone,

Every failure became a lesson for future reference,

And every insult became fuel to “try One More Time”.