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Trouble while Leading (here)
K for Killer Instinct in ABC of Sports
Many vying for honors and glory
Across the spectrum of life’s instinct
They slog and they claw with intensity
Against all comers driven to the brink
Just as many will sink along the path
Some still manage to keep the challenge
But for the sweat and tears they only last
With some moments of joy not sustained
On the last lap while leading they crash
They stop trying at that critical moment
Should have been champions at their best
Lacking the killer instinct so profound
A to Z Challenge
For Kerry's The Tuesday Platform
at Real Toads
You really do need that killer instinct sometimes to pull out the win.
ReplyDeleteVery thoughtful exposition
ReplyDeleteDoes one really need "The Killer Instinct" to win a race,?
ReplyDeleteAfter all it is a sport.
Saying that you wrote an excellent verse Hank.
Yvonne.
It is a hard fail to lose that way. But then again, I never hoped for fame and glory. (Very nice work on this one, Hank)
ReplyDeleteyet sometimes losing is the path to winning/growth/expansion/healing.
ReplyDeleteExcellent write..!
ReplyDeleteThis is why I'm hopeless at sport... no killer instinct!
ReplyDeleteSusan A Eames from
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I guess man had to do something with his killer instinct and sport is a good channel.
ReplyDeleteWell told, Hank.
ReplyDeleteIt does take guts and determination to finish.
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed this, it does take that certain "something" to win. Whatever works,,,without to heavy a crash at the end.
ReplyDeletegood post
ReplyDeleteyikes- this is why I don't race! Great letter K
ReplyDeleteI think I lack the killer instinct, maybe that's why I do not like sport a lot.
ReplyDeleteGood! On both counts. :-)
DeleteSometimes we give up, not realizing just when it happened.
ReplyDeleteI guess it's vital, that.
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