THEN AND NOW by Rosalie M. Taylor

My Way

When things don't go my way,
Do I ever think to say
Perhaps it wasn't meant to be,
That what I wanted would hurt me?
Never.

Never. Push on. Be strong.
You can win. Outdistance the throng.

When I dangle at the end of my rope,
Dreams shattered, goals missed,
There seems no hope.
When things go wrong, when struggles cease,
When throes of my plans at last lay still, at peace. 
When the lion of ambition no longer roars,
I hear HIM say, "Things went my way,
Dear child, not yours."

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!