Poem by David Martinez...

I've hurdled over obstacles that have tangled me, and managed to run into passages that sometimes lead me in circles back to where I started. In this whole process I've failed and found out that it will actually make me stronger!

I also noticed, if I were to have accomplish my goal with ease, when I get to where the road ends it wont be the same. Because with out failure, success is nothing. Regardless of the loops, turns, and set backs. I still can see the light at the end of the tunnel!

I've paid my dues, made sacrifices and invested hours of overtime into my profession, dedicated myself to a vision that was made by me at a age where people usually decide whether they want to go to prom, or next door to hang out with a best friend.

I've humbled the most arrogant, Accomplished what some individuals still strive to work for. But still I have yet to reach my final destination. That's why I play deaf to compliments, praises that others would take way above their heads. Its an everyday struggle and only one person knows whether I will reach the goals I have set for myself. The same person knows how much sweat has dripped off my body, and how much blood has exited my skin. Regardless of how many stepping stones there is to stand on, I will reach the end!