Josh Hymes, a sophomore at Jacksonville High School and a Crimson J staff member, placed 2nd in the 9th/10th grade poetry division of the Regional Office of Education Writing Talent Search.
The Push
Tumbling over and over again,
Breaking your body.
Coming up short every time,
Crippling your mind.
To stand up to these unimaginable pains,
Is in itself a victory.
To fight through them,
A feat achieved only by the strongest wills.
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Practicing,
Training,
Honing your skills.
Learning,
Creating,
Stimulating your thoughts.
To fail is to succeed,
As failing shows you what you can improve.
Succeeding is to prove you can still fail,
As when you succeed you just push someone else.