Pain

• Areeb Pirwani, Grade 11
• Poetry
• 2019

The battle of the best
and the results that follow.

To the victor: head thrown back,
triumph in their gaze.

For those who have lost it all:
screaming, throwing,
the agony of failure.

Then comes acceptance
head down, burning with determination
to do better next time.

This is what it feels like to lose in Mario Kart™