The Goal

On a vacation from the norm,
the trip brings the memory
of a man just one year ago
with a dream set in a mind so vividly.
It was fresh and it was fun,
it was both exciting and new
as it was an idea he never before thought
and one he could proudly ride through.
He wanted to do something organized
that he never before could do,
something for which the outline was laid
and the inspiration for which was true.
The idea was there
with the drive seemingly following
with only his lack of confidence
being the factor that was slowing.
Nevertheless the man went on,
pushing forward with that unobtainable
in a time no completion seemed imminent
let alone even possible.
Fast forward to today
in the present time and circumstances
and the tables have mightily turned,
an outcome which, from the beginning, had slim chances,
but now all is nearly done
with hopes and dreams both reached and exceeded
with a long, daunting task of a goal
now the one that is so proudly completed.

Anticlimactic

You think it's coming,
you think you do:
you think you know
but you have no idea.
You love to jump
ahead and anticipate;
you think it's good;
you think you're perfect.
You think you can
predict the next move
as if you are so suave,
so sleek and so awesome,
but you have yet
to realize what's coming,
hitting so abruptly
as it hits you so surprisingly.
Just heed this warning
as it may be your last:
never again judge first
for the negative of judging too quickly
is a surefire recipe
for a disastrous finish
leading to a future
that will only wane.