Not Seeing Me ..

after being in the race for so long,

i knew in my mind that i was ahead of the pack.

like, i knew they just had to be seeing me;

i was in first place, afterall ..

but after running the same race for so long;

going around that same circle lap after lap,

people eventually give up & lose hope.

im not one of those people though ..

see me, i stuck it out;

sprinted my way around the last bend

& gave my all until the very end.

i stood at the finish line for a while;

waiting for everybody to catch up & get done ..

& i just knew i would win that prize;

those medals, that throphy, & everything else

a first place winner would be awarded ..

but i was left standing there,

with nothing to show for it all.