What defines success
If not the glimmer
of a coin.
And what defines success
Other than the weight
Of a name
Known by others.
But what defines success
If not the antonym
To peace.
What defines success
When dry tears
Lie beneath gold plating.
What defines success
Shouldn’t be that of money,
But that of emotion.
A sense that life,
Though unfinished,
Has come to a place
Worthy of ending.
What defines success
Shouldn’t be a suit and tie.
But a steady smile.
One shaped by trial,
Yet still standing.