To Get To That Special Place

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Bravado and Humility

had a race

The finish line

was a special place

No one thought Humilty

had a chance

until Bravado

did a dance

In sight

of the finish line

he grabbed

a bottle of wine

Bravado danced the Ego Boogie

At the "loser"

he threw an egg

but in the process

Bravado broke a leg

!!!

One hour later someone greater

—Humility—

passed him by

while the crowd

let out a wild cry

Humility crossed

the finish line

and what's more

he drank the victory wine

through a straw 

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PAUL OLIVERIO

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Footnotes

TO GET TO THAT SPECIAL PLACE

is the copyrighted property of LCSoL

A variation of this poem

was written approximately

twenty-five years ago

This poem was written approximately

twenty-five minutes ago

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