Why You Were Chosen

Eyes strained,
Breath held,
Waiting has been too long...
to add to the chain started by so many pioneers…
Then it was time for one to make the change.
So many rise with ambitions to be "The one"!
Oh, but midway they are just lost and 
giving up, leaving them all more frustrated than before.
You thought you could be that agent of change: From there!
Long awaited by the desperate ones in the queue
who were not chosen to wear those lucky shoes,
you felt you only worked hard and you deserved it: from here!
Right! But you were chosen like so many to be the change. 
Alas, you let yourself be carried away like lulled 
to doom by the sirens' enchanting voices; rewards, money and 
power; they gloat your fame and boast about your abilities….
Sadly all fake demonstrators and opportunists who fly with birds of…
"fine feathers in fine weathers"!
Open your eyes to overcome your blindness and unlike your predecessors,
Think about why you were chosen…...
For there is always, still time for improvement!


9/12/2016
178 words (checked on howmanysyllables.com)

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 1/13/2017 8:21:00 PM
Beautiful poem and fine message. Cost the ambitious to do self searching. Hugs, Rainbow.
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Sunita U.D Palawon
Date: 1/17/2017 4:25:00 AM
Agree with you. Glad you appreciated. Thanks and all the best to you.:)
Date: 12/9/2016 1:34:00 PM
A rather scathing tongue lashing, Sunita. Vanity has a way to blind, same as love , greed, or any other vice and all are weak. Powerful write! Very impressive:)
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Sunita U.D Palawon
Date: 12/9/2016 11:31:00 PM
Hi Daniel!:) been away from PS since sometimes, needed a good vacation. Sorry not been going through any poems...will try to catch up. Thanks for the visit and sharing your thoughts, dear friend. Happy prepa. for a merry xmas!!:D
Date: 12/9/2016 12:42:00 PM
Sunita, I was chosen to be an outsider, and to slowly work my way in. Reading good poetry is part of the path. Thank you - you have provided today. Best, Doug.
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Sunita U.D Palawon
Date: 12/9/2016 11:27:00 PM
Thanks so much for sharing this. I believe all the time in life we should give a glimpse back to see the way we have covered and prepare the right track for the future...All the best to you and good prep for Xmas!
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