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History-Making Victory

She was agonizingly close To winning the race when Things started going haywire They really played games on her Some said her game was up Many had written her off Others said she was history But they had to swallow their Spoken-too soon convictions She turned the tables on Those sticky things and at the End hers was not only history But also a simple sweet victory

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Matthew Anish

Date: 5/7/2013 10:39:00 AM

She triumphed in the end as you point out in this work. I like this poem a lot but feel the last two lines might be reversed. Peace & Blessings Matthew Anish

Sara Kendrick

Date: 4/7/2013 5:36:00 AM

Great work showing that we can make something of ourself when others have said that we can't ...Enjoyed reading this morn..Thanks for stopping by..I went back and added a comment on your work about the fossil..Sara

Harry Horsman

Date: 2/1/2013 3:53:00 AM

Like the way you have constructed this wonderful poem,, i too would have asked who the lady was,, but i see your comments below,, and still marvel at what indeed is a awesome poem you pen here....

Ndaba Sibanda
Date: 2/1/2013 10:23:00 AM

Harry, thank you for stopping by.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/28/2013 7:03:00 PM

Oh, I was thinking the same as Debs down here. wondering who it was about. I see it was just imagination. I do that a lot too, Ndaba.

Ndaba Sibanda
Date: 1/29/2013 3:51:00 AM

Andrea, l wrote it with a clear conscience , it only dawned on me that some poet friends could be relating it to a certain incident here when l was analysing the responses(or even lack of them, as some preferred to comment on my earlier posts than the poem at the top!) to its publication on this site. AnYy resemblance of any person or incident is purely coincidental. Thanks, to all who have made their curiosities known to me, otherwise l was going to remain in the dark about what`s going on here!

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 1/28/2013 2:40:00 PM

I'm curious who are you writing about? Light & Love

Ndaba Sibanda
Date: 1/28/2013 2:57:00 PM

Honestly, l am not writing about a particular person here or elsewhere. This piece is nothing but a figment of my imagination. Hope the explanation will suffice?

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 1/27/2013 7:58:00 PM

Hola Ndaba, love the sweet victory accomplishment here. she must had been a wonderful women... always~ Linda

Ndaba Sibanda
Date: 1/27/2013 9:15:00 PM

Thank you, Linda. This is an encouragement to all womenfolk to hold on and forge ahead.