Don't You Quit Poems

The poem, Keep Going, encourages us not to abandon our dreams.
The verses offer suggestions to encourage you not to end what you have started.

Keep Going

When you feel like giving up
Don't quit
Look around and find blessings abound
Keep going.

When your problems seem overwhelming
Don't quit
Take one step at a time
Keep going.

When you don't have the answer
Don't quit
Talk to others find the support
Keep going

When you are discouraged
Don't quit.
Don't give up
Keep going!

You're Never Licked

When a fellow is down and the going is rough,
And inside he's hungry, the whole world seems tough;
Just 'cause he's down and taking a kicking,
Is no sign at all that he's taking a licking.
Take all those kicks and come back with a grin.
Just being down, boy, was never a sin.
Sure, it's a fight, and a hard one at that,
But you have your chance, so make it a scrap.
Square up your shoulders and set all your sail,
For if you have the stuff, boy, you'll weather the gale.

The Key To Wants

If you've ever been told in your life,
That there is something you can't do.
I hope you didn't quit, but instead showed wit,
And proved it's not up to them, but to you.

You'll come across many people in life,
That believe they know it all.
It can be hard to construe if what's been said was true,
But overall, it's up to you to stand tall.

Anything you want to do, you can do,
If you only believe in you.
Don't let others change you, or try to bend you,
You're the only person who can change your point of view.

So if this is really what you want to do,
Get out there and take action.
Be all you can be, turn that key,
And don't allow for any distraction!

Sweet is the Pleasure

'Rest is not quitting
The busy career;
Rest is the fitting
Of self to its sphere.
'Tis loving and serving
The highest and best;
'Tis onward! unswerving, —
And that is true rest.

If You Quit

If you quit you give in
You will never know what might have been.
Those who give up to easily find
That they are often left behind.

Sticking to it, trying once more
Will sometimes open up doors.
Don't give in, don't you quit.
Be determined, don't have a fit.

Those who get ahead in life
Face challenges and strife
But they keep moving along
Finding solutions and where they belong.

The Man Who Comes Back

Oh, don't be a quitter, we disdain such a man,
Though we have been guilty ourselves;
We've oft turned our backs from life's sordid whacks
Let the past be put on the shelves.

Yes, we have been quitters for many a day;
Ashamed, sneaked back to the ranks;
We quit and returned all bridges we burned;
And received men's comments and thanks.

Oh, don't be a quitter who never comes back;
Tho defeated and beaten today,
Don't throw up the sponge; just you again lunge
Head- foremost to the thick of the fray.

If you are a quitter the one who comes back
You're in good company;
For many a man in this glorious land
Has quit, yet claims victory.

No longer a quitter when you try, try again
You stop and then go ahead;
So take heart again; our God will sure send
Success before you are dead.