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Do not gIvE up
Tick, tock goes the clock,
Ninety nine, One hundred.
People have different minds,
Some can only take a few insults.
Before a breaking point, their mind finds
And then death results.
People try to bring me down.
I am not like everyone.
In insults, I drown.
After lots of time I have outdone.
But, I’m not invincible either.
I cannot outlast time
Or even the attacks, neither.
I am far past my prime.
I’m getting close to death;
One hundred is my limit.
Yhen, I run out of breath;
I’ve been counting and I’ve almost reached it.
Tick, tock goes the clock,
Ninety nine, One hundred...

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