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Failure and Success

May 1, 2014
By WSCOtty BRONZE, London, Kentucky
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WSCOtty BRONZE, London, Kentucky
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Favorite Quote:
"If you don't like the road you're walking down, start paving a new one."

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Finding who you are is
swimming in the ocean,
Awards annually received yet
unsure of tomorrow’s promises;

Identity is a companion to a
cursing fate,
Leaving myriads feeling
cold, bare, and alone;

University letters flood
every student,
Reminding parents of
summers spent long ago;

Everyone, ultimately, reaches
success or becomes a failure;

Which one will you be?

© Maria H., Cincinnati, OH

The author's comments:
As a high school student making decisions about college and life after graduation, this poem is special to me. In theory, it symbolizes my personal struggle with becoming a huge success or an utter failure. I hope this piece will show others that they are not alone- that there are people out there who also experience doubts about tomorrow.
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