Shit.
Steve broke his heart
at a year older
than I am now
and he then
was a far better man
than I will ever be.

How will I be able to survive
the vicissitudes that endangered him
so threateningly?
What makes my potential for success
any greater than Steve’s?
What hope lies in my future?
Who am I to think
I will walk out of the next year
any less broken hearted
than Steve did?

How I would appreciate
an investigation of strategy
to deviate from great Steve’s fate.