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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

May 7, 2013 at 10:39 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

April 7, 2013 at 5:36 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

February 1, 2013 at 3:53 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

February 1, 2013 at 10:23 AM

Harry, thank you for stopping by.

Andrea Dietrich

January 28, 2013 at 7:03 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

January 29, 2013 at 3:51 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

January 28, 2013 at 2:40 PM

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

Ndaba Sibanda

January 28, 2013 at 2:57 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?