The Race
What sort of ignoble nag
stumbles at the first hurdle, falls
and fails to rise again?
Is this the end of Beautiful Dream?
The going's hard for Sensitive Souls
but maybe worth the effort.
It seems a waste to hand the race
to Ignominious End.
Has Fear of Failure done for us?
We're handicapped and Old Habits
boxed us in. How can we win
while Peter Perfect holds the reins?
There's Nothing Sure ahead of us
but should we then just walk away?
It's two to one on Happiness and
Faint Heart never won a thing.