I used to think I knew it all.
That I was as smart as they came.
And when the world discovered me
I’d be showered in riches and fame.
So you can imagine my sorrow
When my brilliance went unrecognized.
My achievements were just mediocre,
My talents in few circles prized.
I was sure that over the next hill
I’d see big pots of gold and awards.
But the landscape was always so barren
And offered me scant few rewards.
But then I was somehow surrounded
By a son and a daughter and wife
And the things I had thought so important
Just drifted away from my life.
For some reason they think that I matter
And I’ve come to believe that they’re right.
When love came to me without condition
It led me to reach out to the light.
If I’d won every contest I entered
And rose to the top of the heap,
I wouldn’t be blessed with such sweet dreams
Every night when I drift off to sleep.
There are few things in life that are certain
But there’s one thing I think I now know.
I’m content to work behind the curtain
While someone else is the star of the show.
©2019 Jim Hagarty
