How Not To Succeed
\nby cricketjeff on February 27, 2010.\u00a0 \u00a9 Jeff Green, All rights reserved
\nThe popular will bend with every breath,
\nEach passing fad has been their lifelong creed.
\nA lightweight life precedes, a peaceful death,
\nAnd none recall a single worthwhile deed.<\/p>\n
You see these fools on TV every night,
\nThey’re all for you, by which I mean for they,
\nExplaining that their policies are right
\nBut not why they were different yesterday.<\/p>\n
An honest man may finally prove great,
\nWhen lesser men are shown as empty shells,
\nIf he’s the guts to stand against the hate,
\nForgoing fame from offering what sells.<\/p>\n
The greatest men that history recalls
\nWere not renowned for spouting loads of balls!<\/p>\n
Author notes
\nPrompted by –
\n\u201cGreat things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and
\npopular opinion.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jack Kerouac<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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