Real Success

by Sam M. Phillips

Is there a certain number of words

Which must be typed before my work is heard?

How long must I be rejected

Before my work is accepted?

I’ve projected a future in my head,

I’ve been led to believe

I will receive

Recognition for my proposition,

But I’m stuck in this position,

Sitting still,

Trying to fill

More notebooks

With something which looks

Valuable,

But isn’t able

To get me recognition,

And certainly not pay,

What do I have to say

To get ahead?

.

I dread to think

Of the depths I must sink,

I just want to link

The points of my own path

And escape the wrath

Of the world in the process,

I know its madness,

This life is a test

And I do my best,

I create this mess,

I wish I were less

Rebellious,

Less bilious,

Less delirious,

I’m too serious

And angry at everyone,

I’m a burning sun,

I set you ablaze,

But I can also amaze—

When will the haze clear

So I can get near

To real success,

Instead of having

To settle for less?

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