If winning is all you ever celebrate
Life’s better lessons can easily be lost
And worse, you may falsely elevate
The role of chance when the dice were tossed
As if your skill alone made the score
Or no one else helped you pay the cost.
For when you’ve fallen flat on the floor
You may want to hang your head in shame
And never ask friends to your door.
But unless you want more of the same,
Life’s lessons, when you lose, contemplate
So you can learn to play a better game.
Your chances to improve you’ll aggravate
If winning is all you ever celebrate.
Garry Breland 