Sit Down

Some of us will never be as successful  
as we want to be 
or like we're supposed to be 
and we have ourselves to blame for that 
because when we were talking 
we should've been listening 
providing positive energy 
rather than playing politics 
we then chose to be arrogant 
instead of showing our appreciation 
but apparently being humble is beneath us 
perhaps we should just sit down
and think about how we became so vain
when we used to be so ambitious 
and so hungry for knowledge 
but now we believe we know it all 
we're so matter-of-fact about everything 
that eagerness to learn is gone
and only the ego remains 
maybe pride truly does come before the fall
really all of us should be thriving 
but that's not going to happen 
so long as we're happy just having potential 
and no longer sad about wasting it

© 2017