Stare it down,
like your destination is already the place that surrounds you.
Stare it down,
the farthest part of the road ahead that you’re walking down.
Step by painful step, carry on, and adversity will give in,
for you are the one who will triumph;
Adversity is just the means to your ends, the road taken toward tranquility.
Patience, restraint, a cool, quiet mind-
these will turn the very obstacles that block your way into weapons you wield at the wicked, and unworthy.
Stare it down – the path, as you walk – and see how fast it begs to get out of your way. – RSM