Our Inspiration Poem

We have been reading a poem called 'If' by anonymous. We have been discussing the idea of our 'self-talk' this week and what we tell ourselves we can or can't do.
 We worked in collaborative groups to create our own parts of the poem.  We put all the parts together and came up with our class version. We wanted a poem that makes people reflect, think, and question.
What do you think?

Mind Talk – Your choice

By maple

If you think you’re not trusted,

You’re not.

If you think about bad thoughts,

Bad thoughts will think of you.

When you think you’ve failed a test,

You have.

If you want to argue, then you shall.

If everybody’s self-talk is negative,

The world will be a miserable place.

When you think you’re beaten, you’re sad.

Even if you try harder and harder, you’re mad.

Have you ever felt ashamed? You are.

If you feel afraid, you are.

If you don’t put in the pennies, you’ll never get the pounds.

Should you be in life’s tournament and you’re sure you’re done for,

Then my friend, you are.

When you think you can’t find the words,

You never will.

If you feel like you’ve fallen,

You have.

It’s all in the mind – what you think will happen, probably will.

Life begins when you start taking part.

If you believe in yourself, you will probably win.

Do you believe you can make it?

Because you can.

Have you never achieved something in life?

Have faith and you soon will.

Your life is in your hands.

Your choices are your destiny.

Life is good when you help other people.

You choose.