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Say I Fail: A Poem about Never Giving Up for Kids. A Believe In Yourself Poem

Illustration for 'Say I Fail?' poem for kids: a child with a seed in his head that grows into belief, symbolised by a tree full of trophies.

Say I Fail


Say that things don’t work out?

Say I fail the test?

Say I’m just not good enough?

Say I did my best?

Say my friends all snicker?

Say they think I’m mad?

Say I’m just a loser now?

Say they call me sad?

Say that I'm embarrassed?

Say I lose esteem?

Say disaster strikes again?

Say I drown in dreams?

Say I never even try?

Say I don’t begin?

Say I put it off for now?

Say regret sets in?

Say that I just give up?

Say I never dared?

Say that I look back and think -

‘I could have but was scared.'

Say I might just make it?

Say that I deserve?

Say I keep believing big?

Say I test my nerve?

Say what I imagine,

Say I see it through,

Say this dream up in my head -

Say it will come true?

Say I never give up?

Say I plant the seed -

That roots, and shoots and blossoms?

Say that I succeed?


©2009 Mark Bird


💡 Imagine letting fears and doubts stand in the way of who you want to be - it's easy to do. This poem about believing in yourself explores how determination and self-belief wins out in the end. Make a list of the things that could be obstacles to your success and how you can turn that doubt on its head. Write your own poem about believing in yourself.

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