Success and Failure

SUCCESS AND FAILURE

There are certain times
In each of our lives
When anything we venture into
Just disappears into the blue;
When all our sweat and toil
Is simply destined to be foiled;
When even our best endeavour
Is acknowledged by none whomsoever.

It hurts to not be appreciated;
It hurts to have our aspirations deflated;
To see people ignore your virtues
And jump at the slightest excuse
To point out our imperfection;
To leave us in utter dejection;
The look of defeat in our eyes
Brings an apparent glow in theirs.

We learn the hard way
That effort is never lauded;
Only success is of significance
No matter how that success has been achieved;
This world is not a place for a dreamer
Or so it seems to me;
It is for the ruthless competitor;
Someone I don't think I can ever be.

-Leslin Sushma D'souza

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