Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Much ado about outdo

The continual will to excel
That’s inherent in her,
The desire to surpass,
Is becoming a curse.

Shut off she is by
The mediocre many,
Illusions of grandeur,
For them she denies.

Evident in the animosity,
That she faces day-to-day,
Slowly, but tragically,
This will be the death of her.

6 comments:

  1. Yes, the un-fed ego can be a killer for the egotist.

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  2. Wonderful tension of paradox in the title and love the ideas in this poem!

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  3. Nice poem, the ego indeed is the villain in all our lives

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  4. That is putting the prompts to good use. Well done.

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  5. Prompt is well used. Ego can be hard to manage!

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  6. Keeping up with all those demands certainly leaves you in a do..Jae

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