Monday, July 11, 2016

Winning ain't pretty

Wining ain't pretty
No gold medal for finishing 
Only busted knuckles and torn skin 
We can't control what we're born in
Where we lay to die is another story 
Fight!
Till your skin twitch
Till you drip enough sweat to drown in 
My body won't be found in the same place I was born 
If you don't live to change things then what do you live for 
Push till you can't feel your arms any more
Scream!
Horror movie holler at your demons 
When your lungs squeeze them selfs dry  
Keep on screaming 
till the world is screaming too 
If it's blind enough to turn its back on you
to let it know to facing the wrong direction
Be unapologetic
Let's them envy,hate,pity
Let them call your efforts ugly 
Cause winning ain't pretty 

By: Matthew Faturoti

7 comments:

  1. This piece is the definition of determination and motivation.

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  2. This is SO powerful! I worry sometimes that a lot of people do think winning is "pretty"--they want the end results without any of the struggle. So, you provide a much-needed reminder on many levels. I like too how you have some repetition of structure in the beginning--five lines and then an interjection, "Fight!" or "Scream!"

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  3. I am truly amazed at the descriptive quality of this piece. I can visualize the act of "screaming until your lungs squeeze themselves dry' I especially liked the way in which you challenge your readers with the question"If you don`t live to change things ,then what do we live for?" Great job Matthew.

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    1. And 'horror movie holler at your demons'?!?! What a line. Not one wasted syllable for an amazingly powerful image.

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  4. Reading this is such a visceral experience. My favorite image is probably of screaming until the world is screaming too, and I love that it's kind of ambiguous--is the world screaming because it's scared of you, or has it joined your cause? Such an awesome piece.

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  5. Very well written. There is energy in every line and it expresses the hard truth. Like winning, the truth is not always pretty either.

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  6. Great writing. Your thoughts come through loud and clear. I like your wording but do not believe that one has to scream to get something changed or righted. Start out by helping one person at a time. Violence often leads to more violence.

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