Few mortals reach Olympus summit
Walt Whitman shouted Vivas for
All those who have failed
But done so with dignity
Mental gymnastics uplifting weighty burden
Keeping track tripping over hurdles
Hop-skip-jumping to conclusions
High bar leaps of faith
Dashed chance bruised ego stumbles
Secondhand excuses up for grabs
Relay team blaming each other
Dropped baton scapegoats butted off
Triumphant past never repeats itself
Once upon probably never was
Broken records pieced back together
Promise stuck in vinyl crack
Failed courage coming up short
Unjeweled crown bleeding thorny sweat
Ploughshares dragged across furrowed brow
Phantom spirit letdown unsung anthem
Disneyworld moments regurgitated umpteen times
Hero worship glorifies nationalistic pride
Surpassing expectations bettering personal bests
Smiling adverts hoped for hype
The dynamic duo of always toptimistic upstARTs, Charles Frederickson & Saknarin Chinayote edit AvantGardeTimes.com, an eclectic cosmopolitan poeartry quarterly EZine. Check out Dr. Chazz’s No Holds Bard website: PoetryArtCombo.com, and Saknarin’s new Glad Thaidings exhibition: http://www.poeartrygallery.th.gs/.
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