I’ve lost things in a moment,
And yet, I still must say
That, looking back upon it,
I haven’t lost a thing!
I’ve loved a person dearly,
But it was not to be.
And so I lost my someone,
But I am glad and free.
Oh, I regret but nothing,
Not one thing I have done,
For despite all life’s trials,
I haven’t lost, but won!
I’ve won because I’ve learned from
Ev’ry experience.
I’m not a football player,
But I play good defense!
I see the glass as half full;
I rarely empty it.
In my life there’s a motto:
Try! Ask! Then deal with it!
I’ve lost things in a moment,
And yet, I still must say
That, looking back upon it,
I haven’t lost a thing!
No, I regret but nothing,
Not one thing I have done,
For despite all life’s trials,
I haven’t lost, but won!
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I wrote this poem in high school, and it still holds true today!