Losing is
A car ride home with statues
Who possess fiery
Eyes

Losing is
A lecture
By a professor
You do not like

Losing is
A confrontation
With the gamblers
Who bet on the wrong horse

Losing is
A game of monopoly
You wish you
Never started

Losing is
A rhetorical question
You want
The answer to

Losing is
A treasure hunt
With pirates
And plastic pearls

Losing is
A handshake
With a girl who sports
Blood red nail polish

Losing is
The realization
That crickets begin chirping
At exactly 3:30 A.M

Losing is
A text message
That reads
It was a good match but..

Losing will be
An acceptance
Of yesterday’s
Shortcomings

Losing will be
An understanding
That the best is yet
To come

Losing will be
The death
Of the past
Embracing of the future

Losing will be
Having the courage
To never
Give up