If I say that I can then I know that I will

Or I will do the best that I can

I will try to prevail, where others had fail

At the job or task that I had began.

The work that I do or the task I accept

It will become the job that must be done

It I will try to complete, as that of any job or feat

As I will always finish what I have begun.

I will not ignore the task that I have undertaken

It will become my objective and my pride

I will do my best, just like the rest

And from that work I shall never hide.

If I say that I can then I know that I must

As I have given my word and my oath

The task will be finished, my ethics replenished

And never will I brag or boast.

When finished I will move to my very next task

With a determination and a blistered hand

My mind will be ready, my nerves will be steady

Because if I know that I will, I know that I can.

RANDY L.McCLAVE