how do you truly win in life? by Bogdan Dragos

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All this time spent

struggling against

dreams

a goddamned lifetime

He’d fall asleep

and the darkness that fell

around him would

manifest as

one being

that would hold him

tight in her

embrace and bite

at random from his flesh

and tear

until there’d be nothing left

but pure pain

Darkness

was the world

And the world was dark

because he had

labeled it such

Darkness…

Enlightenment then

comes when one is able to

emerge from the darkness,

to leave it behind, to

win over it

Or so it is

thought

But those who are truly

enlightened know

better, don’t they?

You cannot possibly win a fight

It’s just not how

it works

Your decision to fight

the darkness

or anything else

is your decision to fight yourself

and yourself alone

Thus you lose even if

you win

So then how do you

truly win in life?

Well, have you

ever thought about

not fighting in the first place?

To fight with the world,

be it the real world or

the world of your dreams,

is to fight with yourself

Stop hitting yourself

in the face!

And maybe start

embracing yourself?

Do so with the world

And what do you think?

Will you not find that

the world replies with the exact

same treatment?

I believe that’s what he did

in his dream world

too

The next time the world turned

into pure darkness

and came to eat him

he just offered himself to it

instead of trying to run away, hide

and fight back

The result

was nothing short of

amazing

That I guarantee

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  1. Avatar de j re crivello

    I, liked,,, Bogdan. Regards

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    1. Avatar de Bogdan Dragos

      Thank you!
      Much appreciated! (^_^)

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    […] Many thanks to LatinosUSA —English edition for featuring my poem, «how do you truly win in life?»! […]

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  3. Avatar de robbiesinspiration

    This poem is very insightful

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    1. Avatar de Bogdan Dragos

      Thank you so much! (^_^)

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