Second

Second Place Is Not A Defeat

It Is A Stimulation To Get Better
It Makes You Even More Determined

It's Very Hard At The Beginning To Understand That
The Whole Idea Is Not To Beat The Other Runners

Eventually, You Learn That  The
Competition Is Against The Little Voice Inside You
That Wants You To Quit

Don't Dream Of Winning

Train
For
It

Whenever
One Is Up Against
A Challenge

We Envision Ourselves
Victorious
In Advance

Believing Our Own Thoughts

Without Meeting
Or Seeing
The Other Side

In My
Minds
Eye

A Gold Medal Was Already Mine

 A 400-Meter Dash
Lead To
A Brash

Reality Check

Standing At 5'1
My Momentum
Was Undefeated

Until
Running Against
Someone Who Towered Over Me

In Size And Stature

I Was A Known
Sore Loser
So To Come In 2nd

My Teammates
Awaited My
Outburst

Never Receiving It...

Looking At
My Competition
Comparing Her Legs To Mine

I Said Aloud
Somewhat In A
Daze

No Matter How Good You Are
There Will Always Be
Someone Better

As I Accepted A Silver Medal
Which To Me Was The Equivalent
Of Being 1st

Instilled
A
Lesson

A Carry With Me
Until This
Day

Expect
The
Unexpected!

Life Has Provided Me With
Many Occurrences
Similar To A Race

And I Have
Ranked In Places
Lower Than Being Last

Jolting Me Into Action
Towards 
Elevation

I Am Grateful
For The Fact
Of Being Alarmed

Letting Me Know
I Am
Awake

The Beauty Of Being Alive


© LaToya S. C. 

You Won't Ever See Us Back Away
Til We Make The World See
That We Ain't Come To Play

This Is So Lil Girls
Dream Bigger
Than They Supposed To

The Marathon Continues 🏁