Can’t is the worst word that’s written or spoken;
doing more harm here than slander and lies;
on it is many a strong spirit broken,
and with it many a good purpose dies.
it springs from the lips of the thoughtless each morning
and robs us of courage we need through the day:
it rings in our ears like a timely sent warning
and laughs when we falter and fall by the way.
can’t is the father of feeble endeavor,
the parent of terror and halfhearted work;
it weakens the efforts of artisans clever,
and makes of the toiler an indolent shirk.
it poisons the soul of the man with a vision,
it stifles in infancy many a plan;
it greets honest toiling with open derision
and mocks at the hopes and the dreams of a man.
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