Aren't They Playing On The Same Team?
Why is he apologizing for being an achiever?
Why has he placed himself in that position?
Without him they would not have accomplished,
Anything.
'He feels he has to do it.
If he doesn't,
He feels the others may resent...
His abilities to get things done.
And they want to be the ones,
To prove him wrong.'
But...
Aren't they playing on the same team?
That doesn't make sense.
'Yeah.
And that is what's complicated about it.
He is responsible for recovering any lost respect,
They had.
And yet,
They all feel they deserve the credit...
For allowing him to express his intelligence.
And for some reason he is resented.'
Maybe he shouldn't play at all.
'He has already tried that.
And they accused him of thinking he was better,
Than the rest of them.'
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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