Perseverance

This is poem I had to write for a class. It's called a "quality" poem and the quality I chose was perseverance.

Perseverance is covered in scars. He has a disheveled appearance. He is sweaty, and bloody, and has scaled Mt. Everest twice. He runs triathlons and has never lost a staring contest. Perseverance won a golf tournament with a torn meniscus.

Perseverance is welcome in the most elite circles. He is the guest of honor at graduations, award ceremonies, and fundraisers. The most successful people in the world credit Perseverance with helping them become who they are today. Perseverance was the question to an answer on Jeopardy.

Perseverance is patient too, both patient and proactive. Perseverance sees the word "no" and reads it as "not yet." He throws a stone in one side of a pond and doesn't look away until the ripples have reached the other side. Perseverance has faith... that some day- they will.