when do you throw in the towel

and admit that a lost cause is a lost cause?

when can you be too tired to fight anymore?

when do you give up?

i think the real answer is never.

even though sometimes it feels like you should.

sometimes you want to.
but then you hear a song

or see a face

or recall a memory

and you realize you can never give up

you can change your mind

decide that you want something else

go down a different path

with no regrets

knowing that you made the correct decision

and you didn't give up on any of your dreams

i'm not there yet

i haven't given up

and i don't plan on it.