The Joy of Failure
Once more the water falls
Pouring down my cheeks
Hopelessness increases
Happiness chooses to flee
Flee to a realm unknown
Unattainable to all
Despite my efforts shown
I can take no more
More and more work
A greater struggle
Sneers from the genius jerk
I just desire success
Success as the hawk
Elusive to the arrows of desire
Glides past a pond of shock
Not available on land
Land breaks, erodes, falls
Oceans rise with danger
The air with safety calls
But no wings spring from my back
Back to reality
I sink deeper, feel gloomier
No lamp light can lift me
The back of class has never been roomier.