A Great Man Once Told Me

• Jed Garcia, Grade 8
• Poetry
• 2016

A great man once told me, "set your goals high"
He said "set it past the stars, set it past the sky"
A great Man once told me, "don't ever complain"
He said "victory comes hard, no pain no gain"
A great man once told me, "Listen well my child"
He said "use your ideas, let them run wild"
A great man once told me, "the sky's not the limit"
He said "there are galaxies beyond, they are all infinite"
A great man once told me, "work hard and pray"
He said "all will go well if with God, you stay"
A great man once told me, "decide your own fate"
He said "your path, your life, your story to create"
A great man once told me, "leave your mark"
He said "when there is no light, be the undying spark"
A great man once told me, "help is not to seek"
He said "do it yourself, greatness has no peak"