worse
than being a failure?
If
mediocre's the best you can do,
then,
at least, you have an excuse
for
all your shortcomings and flailings.
(Not
to mention your doggerel railings!)
By
definition, half of us will
always
score below average.
Big
pond/small fish vs
small
pond/big fish is
something
you have to
learn
how to deal with.
Whether
you choose
to
stay in your place
or
try instead to
pick
up the pace
you're
going to lose
in
the human race.
That
is a fact
you
have to face.
The
very best thing
about
our democracy:
some
have the chance
to
achieve mediocrity.
Many who do
tend
toward grandiosity
and tell us their story
with
humble pomposity.
It matters not
It matters not
at
the end of the game.
When
the asteroid hits
we're
all the same.