The Player
The Player
Just yesterday,
I was the player -
The participation award
Which the bench built in
Just yesterday,
Fallouts were commonplace,
And they who fell
Brought me down with them
Just yesterday,
I wasn’t the star;
The bench was warmer
Than the muddy ground
Just yesterday,
There were no risks;
There were no doubts;
There was no mind
Now, today,
Everything’s a risk;
The doubts I find
Make my mind stronger
Now, today,
I can be a star,
And my feet on the ground
Carry me farther than I ever believed
Now, today,
The fallouts have ended
Their reign, and I am
Soaring above them
Right now, and for as long as I live,
I am a runner, a racer,
And the bench, thrown out,
Gives way to the victories coming in.