All of the excuses Remain excuses Until opportunity Presents itself Then success exudes Happiness prevails Prior expectations Of those who provided Are cast aside And the assumption of A major give back To others found In the same condition That they formerly were Deteriorates into sadness As human nature takes over The successful seem less inclined To give back in solemnity as A huge thank you to those Who lifted them from the fringes It is possibly understandable As we know that humans get Caught up in their own flourishment In a way it is sad to see Because we all need each other The escape from the rat race Does not preclude the return Some refuse and are forever gone Never to return and there Are those who remember them And lay claim to importance Because they once did know them When they were nothing And maybe retrospectively The losers are encouraged to Jump into the race and Try for success themselves A minor miracle that all Can attach themselves to Stanski September 21, 2021 ^