Success

I've prayed for money

All my life

I walked with determination

All the while

People stared at me

As I traded cards with enemies

Ordered two shots of Tequila at a bar

And gambled 100 dollars for a start

Well bingo

I've never earned more in my life

My eyes started to spark

Fireworks exploded in the sky

People applauded and I bowed down to God

I whispered to Him 'Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you'

I am now successful

And all the dimes

Fell down on my lap

And I felt like the richest man of all time

Part of the Forbes top 10 list

I was on cloud 9

I've prayed for fame

All my life

I've done interviews with Harper's Bazaar

And people applauded

They stared at me

They said I had the eyes of a King

The charisma of Elvis

And the love of a hundred disciples

I was the new Jesus

And everywhere I went 

I was recognised by my face

When I looked at myself in the mirror

I saw an image

And the dandruffs on my scalp

Transformed into stardust

Turns out I was born in Venus

I bought myself a new ring with my initials

Sapphire, Diamond incrusted silver and gold

I felt like a mould that morphed the world into my own private secret club

Where everyone could love me 

I felt desired by the world

And swallowed by the birds

Who turned me into the epitomy of freedom

No boredom

Not ever

I could fly out to the Bahamas in Winter

And one day I saw a French article with the headline "Il est si seul"

Meaning "He is so lonely"

I've never been lonely

I was successful and people envious

I've never been lonely with money

When I died I was swimming

And I drowned 

And I thought wow, what an irony

The man who could swim drowns 

But I was drowsy from sleeping pills

And boy did I sleep

I felt an odd sensation like I was leaving my body

But most importantly

That my identity was only part of a creative natural endeavour

Who? You may ask, that I do not know

But I wasn't me

I prayed for mercy 

That day I just prayed for Mommy

I'm just being honest

I felt like I needed someone to hold my hand

And about success well,

I've had my fair share

But I'm not sure where I stand

After everything this was my end

I felt like I could've replaced it all by just a hand

To hold

Would be my greatest success