underwater misfortune

underwater misfortune
finding a hidden miracle
in mistakes properly learned from

so used to failure
i crack the codes of the rudiments of reversal
of mistakes properly learned from

i now play chess with life
life always wins because i
have no idea how to play

i move on to going back to
being a veteran amateur
of knowing nothing

the beauty of the mirror
mirror on the wall is 
primarily up to me

as i swim up to the 
surface of the water for
much needed air, the sperm
whale of life beats me to it 
and forces me back down with 
the impact of its impact
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