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He thought ambition to be noble.
He decided then and there he would roll up his sleeves
and that regardless of setbacks, he was in it for the long haul.
Until he a learned “It” was a holographic multiverse.
He could have kicked himself.
On his long grueling and what he thought to be
noble trek he had abandoned his humanity
in pursuit of a mirage.
Derek Earl Houghton
Of all the frogs she had ever kissed
not one turned into a prince.
She was neither deterred nor dismayed.
Locking lips with reptiles was not
without its special moments and kinks
given the three thousand expressions
within the species.
Derek Earl Houghton
Do not seek out a wishing well.
Wishing has done much to
destroy good effort.
Rather seek out a high and
treacherous mountain to climb.
Testing your metal will do your soul better
than dreaming foolish dreams.
Derek Earl Houghton