Lessons to LEARN

RACE to PERFECTION

by Lin Floyd

Running uphill at great speed,

he’d finish first despite others’ efforts.

It didn’t matter how he got to the goal,

just get there before anyone else.

Then at the end of the race called life,

he discovers...it's a lonely place.

Trophies and ribbons count for not

when you are the only winner––alone.

Too late to celebrate an empty victory

as strewn runners passed by along

the way were ignored by the leader.

Better to run as a team, then all will win.