Failure

Give up
Quit
Lay down
Split

Into little pieces
saddened and cracked
broken without repair
uncomfortable and flat on your back

Try to rise but you cannot move
Try to dance but you cannot groove
Fall into step, join the crowd
Call in sick
But hold onto all that is proud

Accomplishments and achievements
the refreshing of bereavements
pain and hardship
in the face of life’s disagreements

Inconvenient methods
for flawed results
should you succumb now
or wait for more insults

Adults overwhelmed
roughed up for good measure
but there within lies our pearl
for the high standards of worldly treasure