She Defines Success
What's your Success?
Asked the child.
Her mother standing close.
It is when at first I saw your face
When I got to hold you close
When I felt you moving in my womb
Then held you in my arms
That defined my life in full
That was my success
What's your Success?
Asked the girl.
Her teacher standing firm.
It is when I saw you first succeed
When I taught you all I know
When you fought back tears and learnt some more
When your pride shone in your work
I then knew that my choice to be
A Teacher in the world
That choice was sound, my life worthwhile
Education was success.
What's your Success?
Asked the young woman.
Her boss standing tall.
It is when I showed you all the things
That make our work complete
Production line, Accounts on time
My job to oversee
The work presented to the world
Is all that it should be.
Time managed right, work ethics given
A lifetime of achievement
When you go forth and take my place
That's when I have succeeded.
What's your Success?
Asked the daughter.
Her mother sitting down.
To see you stand before me, love
A Beauty you have grown,
Into the woman you are now
With all there is to know
You are not bound by rules that placed
My life in times gone by a given
And you can contribute so much
Successful, happy, driven.
What's your Success?
Asked the lady fair
Holding grandma's hand.
To see you sitting in the place
Exactly where you are
When you went out to reach the moon
And went further to the stars
Knowing you will never stop
By what is put before you
Knowing that your love of life
Is inherent, I adore you
My life is long and I have been
Luckier than most
To see you transform time and again
To see you grow with hope
To see the trees grown tall and strong
To see the children laugh
To hear the birds sing overhead
To hear the music blast
To have enough to get me by
To see the world evolve
To see how you will share your gifts
To see how much you know
To see the love shine in your eyes
A mirror of my own
Success, is what you make it girl
You make it on your own.
Never stop by someone else's
Definitions, goals
For each and every one of us
Has perimeters our own.
Success, my love can be defined
In all you say and do
You can be swayed by fancy goods
You can be swayed by love
But ultimately, at end of day
Your life defined, determined
It's what you make it
What you do
Your legacy left for them.
Become one with life
If these words have stirred something ready to move, She Is Powerful — the Empowerment collection on The Path — may be your next step. Written for women who are done playing small.
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