hubris
By johntaiyu
thought I had
it figured out
for the longest time
world by the tail
bird in hand
and all that
hubris has its
aficionados
then when the great unraveling began
and the wearing down kicked in
and the long
slow
liquid
glide path
commenced
it was like
some impossibly
tragic
seemingly voluntary
death march
to the cliff
and to
the rocks below
half way down
came the clarity
together
was never
part of the plot
and now
still in the air
not sure
if its falling
rising
or merely
floating along
at least
the arrogance
is gone
that's a good thing
ain't it?
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© 2008 johntaiyu
Published on Tuesday, June 10, 2008.
Filed under:
"Poetry"
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On Tuesday, June 20, 2017, blue
(1409) wrote:
Indeed it is. Much enjoyed, thank you. ~b
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On Tuesday, June 10, 2008, The Lipstick Factor
(287) wrote:
Nice write and you used one of my favorite words..Hubris....so extra double brownie points awarded!
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A former member wrote:
A perfect perception and one that i live by after so many years so misconception, it really needs to be quoted more universally in order to put others at ease and show that it's all about the conscious effort that's made and not the perception of "life success"..well done.