More of an outline, but…

The story of a man
who suffered an early setback
then went on
to fail at every subsequent stage
of development

The story of a man
who never met a challenge
he couldn’t back away from
or fail badly at
from lack of perseverance

The story of a man
who came face to face with love
time after time
giving love reason after reason
to walk away

The story of a man
who spent most of his life
existing
rather than living
because living was too hard

The story of a man
who made it to what they sometimes call
a certain age
by dint of sheer luck
and stubbornness

The story of a man
who somehow hasn’t given up
who keeps on going
because he may yet have a chance
to make something of himself

The story isn’t over yet…

(20 September 2017)