There was a time when winning mattered,
pride aglow in victory’s radiant light.
A young mind open to the world,
I filled it with dreams, ambitions.
Lately, with age, I’ve less concern
for rivalries, save one—
the shadow of myself from yesteryear.
To better who we’ve been
bears greater weight
than youthful dreams of transient glory.
Today, Melissa is hosting at dVerse, inviting us to craft a poem inspired by a line from selected dVerse poets. The fourth line of this poem, “I filled it with dreams, ambitions,” is borrowed from “Hidden in my Box” by Björn Rudberg.
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