One track

Robert loughran 1962 (Ireland)



Ambition scans forever forwards,
in denial of what's real,
with no understanding of value,
it seeks the better deal.

Oblivious to ramification's,
it wields its chosen facts,
pushing ever forward,
it runs on just one track.

It makes leaders into fools
powerful are made weak,
for what can searchers see
but the prizes that they seek.

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Ambition and how it can obscure the grater reality

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Written on April 01, 2024

Submitted by robertl.92681 on April 01, 2024

Modified by robertl.92681 on April 01, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABXB AXXX XCXC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 335
Words 68
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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