It was one of those days
when the silence made her feel
the troubled world was too much
for her pained heart.
Her blood released, tears bleeding to a pool.
The carpet vampire ***** its life.
She digs her nails sharply into her hand.
Too late. A breath to find
Unconscious numbness.
It was one of those days.

If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don't;
If you'd like to win, but think you can't,
It's almost a cinch you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you're lost,
For out in the world we find
Success begins with a person's faith;
It's all in the state of mind.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster hand;
They go to the one who trusts in Life
And always thinks, "I can."