As light
Broke forth
I began
To ponder
The message
I impart
To students
I address

‘When you reach
That point
Of personal reckoning
Feel you
Can go
No further
Cannot muster
The strength
To shin
The pole
Of tribulation
Remember, you cannot
Throw in
The towel
Rather,
You pick up
That towel
Use it to wipe
The sweat
From your forehead
And move forward’
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Never so true
As when others
Are depending on you.