There are people
who see a challenge
and fail.
And then they grit their teeth
smile grimly
stamp their feet
and take on the challenge again.

The best of these people
are called heroes
but too many of them
toil in obscurity.
I am someone
who knows nothing of that kind of behavior
and those kinds of people.

When I see a challenge
and fail
I wonder why I even bothered in the first place.
I claim “sour grapes,”
and then go buy some sweet grapes
to assuage my shame.
I may even get grape jelly,
to ensure that the grapes are sweet enough.

Challenges are so 18th Century,
don’t you think?
Haven’t we had enough of them
by now?