Failure's Comfort

A poem in 12 lines

There is comfort in failure;

it confirms a sense of self.

T'is a place of tranquil allure,

where dreams sit on a shelf.

 

Why are we driven again,

to get back on that horse,

to be thrown yet in pain,

and consumed in remorse?

The answer is a loop,

eternally in a spin ...

We are full of poop,

and no one can win.

.   .   .

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

An interesting first line. Maybe some do find comfort in failure. I don't. I can learn from failures, but rarely take comfort there. There was humour in this piece, as well as it being serious. I was pleased to stop by.

Chris

[Dylan Macadham]

Thanks Chris :)
I envy a True Believer as you seem to be,
As dust settles, you're better off than me :)

[John the Baptist]

Because defeat, rightly seen, is an educator.

[Dylan Macadham]

Why is defeat, rightly seen, not defeat?
Why must s**t be a rose?
... S**t, by any other name would smell as sweet.

[John the Baptist]

Defeat in unarguably defeat, but it doesn't always have to be disaster, olfactory deficits notwithstanding.

[Dylan Macadham]

"olfactory deficits," I had to look it up, good one John B :)

[mattavelli]

Hello, Dylan! :)
This was an interesting read. If you dont play the game you can't lose, unless the game is all there is. When I am wallowing, I enjoy the songs "skating away on the thin ice of a new day" and "mad world".

[Dylan Macadham]

In this world Survival is the Game, and Hope reigns.
Yet Survival is illusion; Aging is our fate; Death our Relief.
Ergo Illusion becomes our Reality; and Reality our Illusion.
Which makes me a full of poop as all the rest :)

[mattavelli]

Yes, you could age and die; or you could choose to not age. I dont think death cares when you go. You do as you please, and that is the game,

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

it's the journey where we learn our true self, while success or failure are only outcomes. They don't really define the courage in your heart to try. Thank you for sharing this thoughtful poem.

[Dylan Macadham]

Ah yes, "it's the Journey," Carlos. That's the healthy "Answer," and I thank you for your thoughts :)
...but, what if it's not the Journey? What if that's just something we tell ourselves? What if "it's" something else? ...I'm just saying.

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Interesting question but if you didn't learn anything then how would you grow? You would simply continue on the same path with the same inevitable end. The journey is the learning process that helps you grow and improve upon past failures which if you've learned anything will lead you to success. For an example there is a five foot thick wall in front of you that you are unable to get by. Punching and kicking it won't get you past that wall but maybe the strong jack hammer laying off to the side will. You could continue in futility in an action doomed to never resolve your situation or you can learn to find other ways to improve yourself and your dilemma that better resolves your problems.

[Dylan Macadham]

Was it Shakespeare who said, "... all is vanity"? ...as in the vanity of our species?
Why do we believe that we are here to learn and grow, when, as it turns out, we haven't learned enough to reverse our imminent demise.
Reality has always been a Nuisance,
Now it's Real.

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Sorry but you have lost me here. You would rather use your fist rather than a hammer? And remember those are the only two options.

[Dylan Macadham]

A fist or a hammer? Our only two options?
It is not me, fellow pilgrim, who has lost thee, but thee who has lost me :)

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

We will agree to disagree, pilgrim. I didn't want to put words in your mouth but it sure sounded like you were advocating ignorance over intelligence. I bid you adieu. To quote the bard; Parting is such sweet sorrow.

[Dylan Macadham]

Ignorance and Intelligence went up the hill,
to fetch a pail of water,
Ignorance fell down and broke its crown,
and Intelligence came tumbling after.
Ciao! :)

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Couldn't have been smart at all if it fell lol haste la vista

[Dylan Macadham]

De nuevo no entendiste, Carlos. Quizás deberías dejarlo ir ahora. Adios.

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

Ninguna falta de respeto en nuestra conversación gracias por compartir su poema con nosotros