Failure
is the stepping stone to success
Who
said?
When
the steps are never-ending;
Its
excruciating pain is interminable.
The
perpetual desire to succeed-
Would
wear out; motivation would die
Each
step feels heavier.
Life
becomes uncertain; unending
A
dying urge to run away engulfs
Success
is round the corner-
Says
a feeble voice within.
Eyes
search for it; heart waits for it.
But
there are only more steps.
Finally
it ends;
When
life ends too!
True words and thoughts no doubt. Warm greetings.
ReplyDeleteHaHaHa. Beautiful. I just remembered a line from the great comedian George Carlin. If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
ReplyDeletePretty thoughtful. I'll call it the mirage called success!
ReplyDeleteSuccess is boring. There is not much to strive after attaining it, and our egos inflate. Failure is a better option ;)
ReplyDeleteDestination Infinity
The perpetual desire to succeed-
ReplyDeleteWould wear out; motivation would die
Each step feels heavier.
Life is a constant struggle towards achieving happiness and success.
Beautifully written.
Lots of love,
Sanaa
So true!
ReplyDeleteSuccess can breed more yearning for further success. Where does it end?
ReplyDeleteLife is indeed one step after another - at times it seems there are more failures than successes but perhaps we recall the bad steps more vividly than the good..
ReplyDeleteSuccess breed success, and failures seem to be steps to stumble and fall instead of learning... in the end I think it's luck that guide us on those paths.
ReplyDeleteIt does feel that way sometimes.. but maybe one will catch a break sometimes and the steps will flatten out to a smooth road to the top... maybe.
ReplyDeleteThat is life all over we can only succeed if we move on but moving on will only get us to the end!
ReplyDeleteThe hopes that never come only the failures, and they crush us if we don't find our own grace within and keeping moving.
ReplyDeleteDonna@LivingFromHappiness
I resonate with these lines, as life is indeed a series of starting over's and moving on's.........rather jarring after all that effort to be rewarded with death! LOL.
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha, I do love the inappropriate comments of the spammers, which manage always to be just a little wide of the mark for poetry posts. (Speaking of success and failure.)
ReplyDeleteI think there is some truth in the idea that failures may eventually lead to success – if they are due to mistakes we can learn from and correct. But I think we need only a small measure of worldly success anyway, and od better to seek joy.
ReplyDelete*do better
DeleteThis poem carries a bleak truth to it's natural conclusion. Fortunately, the opposite is also true. And it's more fun than not trying. Haha!
ReplyDeleteNice idea,I liked it but would say that the steps stop at different floors and one has opt for the floor they want.So march forward to success.
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