Success
Nebulous ambition drifts away amorphous
floating on the formless wings of wispy clouds,
the destination disappears in the hued height of sky,
falling on the debris of hollow aspiration.
The ladder of constrained effort stands steep shaking,
its fragile rungs flung chaotic, you can’t climb.
The veneer of sadness shrouds your broken heart,
its shadow smears your face, you can’t hide.
From the fading fringe of nocturnal despair
you travel to the meadow of illumined new dawn,
find yourself a different person, transformed,
abandoning the chase of the migrating mirage.
Beyond the limits of your earnest endeavor,
the demanding desires are tamed and conquered.
You perceive the metamorphosis completed,
as you return to the fold of another you, joyous.
Discovering the luster of success in the gloom of failure,
you smile sated at the foot of the ladder unclimbed.
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February 9, 2021
Contest : All Yours (Feb 9)
Sponsor : Brian Strand
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