Success

I want it, I need it, I’ll fight hard for my destiny

To make it to the top and be all I can be

I’ll conquer this mountain, no matter what it takes

Pushing and fighting till my strength nearly breaks

I’m better than this challenge, I can climb any hill

What about my health? I’ll just take this pill

Nothing else matters in pursuit of my goal;

Not my family, nor friends– not even my soul

With grit and determination, I finally make it

I’m gaining the world, so close I can taste it

But it doesn’t last, I begin to shiver and shake

It’s cold on top, and the wind does nothing but take

My chest begins to tighten, I’m having trouble breathing.

I see no sun, and realization dawns, 

The air is too thin up here