Submitted by: Brittany Cooper
The contest lasts for moments,
Though the training goes on for years.
But it wasn't winning alone that
Was worth all the work and tears.
The applause will be forgotten,
The prize will be misplaced,
But the long, hard hours of practice
Will never go to waste.
For in trying to win you build a
skill,
You learn that winning depends on
will.
You never grow by how much you win,
You only grow by how much you put in.
So for any new challenge you've just
begun,
Put forth your best and you've already
won.
Middle Distance 
