Your World
Georgia Douglas Johnson
Poem
Your world is as big as you make it.
I know, for I used to abide
In the narrowest nest in a corner,
My wings pressing close to my side.
But I sighted the distant horizon
Where the skyline encircled the sea
And I throbbed with a burning desire
To travel this immensity.
I battered the cordons around me
And cradled my wings on the breeze,
Then soared to the uttermost reaches
With rapture, with power, with ease!
Main Idea
Why I chose this poem
1. Set A Goal
2. Do Everything You Can To Achieve It
3. You Will See The Positive Outcome of Reaching Your Goal
Song - Fight Another Day
Your broken dreams, your crazy schemes
They always let you down
The things we chase, a hopeless race
You're breathless off the ground
From soaring highs to crash-and-dies
A peace yet to be found
But you could spend a lifetime running
You could spend a lifetime running
And do you feel the fire when the flame gets hot?
Are you living every day like it's the last you got?
Will you step aside when it all falls down
And watch it burn away?
Have a little faith when the walls cave in
Pray for strength to fly against the wind
Will you walk away when the fire gets hot
Or fight another, another day, yeah
Another day, yeah
Your fractured heart, your disregard
It leaves you frozen still
A slow withdrawal from it all
That keeps you unfulfilled
Will you spend a lifetime running?
'Cause you could spend a lifetime running
And do you feel the fire when the flame gets hot?
Are you living every day like it's the last you got?
Will you step aside when it all falls down
And watch it burn away?
Have a little faith when the walls cave in
Pray for strength to fly against the wind
Will you walk away when the fire gets hot
Or fight another, another day, yeah
Another day, yeah
Even when your heart's been broken
He'll be there with arms wide open
Be strong, and his love will lead you to fight another day
Even when your heart's been broken
He'll be there with arms wide open
Be strong, and his love will lead you to fight another day
Even when your heart's been broken
He'll be there with arms wide open
Be strong, and his love will lead you to fight another day
Even when your heart's been broken
He'll be there with arms wide open
Be strong, and his love will lead you to fight another day
Keep your head to the sun 'cause it's shining
Keep your head to the sun 'cause it's shining on you, on you
Keep your head to the sun 'cause it's shining
Keep your head to the sun 'cause it's shining on you, on you
Another day, day
Another day, day
Poem/Song Connection
Original Poem (Free - Verse)
is easy when you believe
To be rewarded
is more than can be afforded
Always push yourself more than you may need
even when the going gets rough
and you may be surprised how easy you can succeed
what you thought was so tough
To dream and achieve
one can easily receive
a reward meant to relieve