Why do I feel
Like many of the people
Who are successful
Are
Snakes
...
Okay,
Snakes is way more
Negative a word than
I’d like to use
Many of my friends fit
The description I’m about to give
And I like to think
I sometimes
Do
Too
When I say snakes
I’m referring to those
Who will advocate
Push
Shove
Even when their obstacle
Is a person
To get what they want
They’re the person
Who plays two sports every day
In the spring
To keep up with their fall sport
They use their free period
For another class
Just because they
truly
Want to take
The class
They stalk
The teacher
When they don’t
Get something
Or they read external
Information
Related to the subject
Online
They can be annoying
Rude
Can have ulterior motives
Inquiring about grades
To secretly
Rejoice
Or,
Clench a fist
In frustration
My dad says,
I don’t have that
Burning desire yet
I’m not a snake quite yet
But,
From what I’ve
Observed
To really have success
One
Has to
Be
A
Snake