Tuesday, October 13, 2020

runner up

when the treasure loses sparkle 
when the trinket has some spines
like the mighty saguaro 
the treasure has less shine 

when you're the runner up 
and the trophy is not as large 
as the one they gave first place
but you didn't try as hard 

when you run out of reasons 
or you're winded from the chase 
and it all seems less important 
that's the answer that you gave 

when you mean more to you 
than anyone ever could 
and you leave the others hurting
thinking you're misunderstood
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I feel your words! The expression is deep!

Anonymous said...

Very deep poem..