To Hillary: Weather the Storm!

Hold on tight! Weather the storm!

Don't let difficulties disempower you.

Keep your focus. Stay the course.

Beware of sharks that try to devour you.

 

Let not the torrents of tempestuous talk

Affect your ability to maintain control.

Don't be driven off course by winds

Of hatred. Keep your eyes on the goal.

 

Be not distracted by waves of abuse

That brutally beat against your bow

And threaten to end your inspired journey

With powerful force upon your prow.

 

Ride the waves--the ups, the downs,

The forwards, the backs, the lefts, the rights.

Let your inner strength and stamina

Navigate you through starless nights.

 

Do not crash into fellow ships

Also caught in the stormy sea.

Watch out for damaging attacks and assaults

Surrounding you in the floating debris.

 

Beware of pirates; they're out there waiting

To stalk and steal, damage and destroy.

Protect yourself to further protect

The needs of the struggling hoi polloi.

 

Storms will come and storms will go;

Maintain vigilant command of your ship.

The ocean is a capricious host;

There's NO guarantee of a storm-free trip.

 

Therefore, be sure to hold on tight!

With your experience, brains, and thick skin,

Though your ship is tossed at sea,

YOU have the fortitude and will to win.

 

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