Dormant hopes plow headlong into the day
Exposing what should have been embarked upon long ago.
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Fear and trepidation are expelled by confident reserve
Earned through years and experience.
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Age’s limitations are banished
Realizing that age holds no boundary on dreams.
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To succumb would be to admit paralyzing defeat,
This would be unacceptable.
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Imagined consequences only serve to inhibit
Stunting our ability to progress toward true destiny.
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For there is no failure in the journey made
Only in never having made the journey
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Dom DiFrancesco 
during my triathlon days (I will get back to it eventually) I used to believe that as long as i did everything possible that i could to complete my goal then i was successful. Even if i did not finish, as long as i knew what i did was all that i could, then i was content. I could never see myself quitting. to paraphrase a famous disgraced cyclist (a cyclist who will not be named:) – pain is temporary, quitting is forever.
this is a wonderful poem Dom. xx
Thank you very much. You are right, no names need be mentioned even though that is a great quote. I hope you do get back to doing triathlons some day, I truly admire people that have the stamina to do them or even just the courage to try. I am impressed. :)