Dying to succeed

Petrarchan Sonnet italian Sestet

 

 

 

Dying to succeed

 

The pace of life is fast and furious.

We have no time to simply stand and stare.

There is no peace to be found, anywhere,

 so many pressures brought to bear on us.

Why is that we have to fume and fuss

 lack of success is not so hard to bear

despite the direful warnings we hear

As for myself I find it curious.

 

Why many men assume that they must fail

 if they don’t work a sixteen hour day.

Subsuming every other interest.

Some work themselves to death to no avail

 because it seem to them the only way

To prove they’re better than the rest.

 

18-May-08

 

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Reviews

[ElJays Nicholas]

I agree 100% with you. The world doesn't make much sense to me. It's too face-paced. Even things like multi-tasking are encouraged, doing many things at once LOL. It is difficult for some people, like me, to fit in, and it's no wonder that there are so many people with depression and anxiety disorders...

[Mercury Mirrors]

I agree. I never worked very hard at ALL & I'm doing wonderful! People need to relax more & enjoy life. It's just too short to waste working all the time...The world is way overdue for a worldwide vacation. This was really good, by the way. It really got the point across. :]