TLDR; Why does economic power dictate social class? Where do you draw the line between success and failure? I have led on to not impress people considering my lot in life, however, I don’t get lost without ambition considering the expectations of those people around me. Some people excessively boast of their achievements when they compare themselves to those they envied growing up as if they feel like a victorious underdog. It is possible I could have published 6 chapbooks of incoherent garble and called that poetry, though I feel like I would have dishonored the casual reader and led my reputation away like other poets have made for themselves. Success is a benchmark you set for yourself, and while I still haven’t published my first fiction novel, I do feel successful given my life stability and day by day productivity. I am not envied by money greedy hoarders, though I am mentally sound and emotionally in control, and a reliable employee to my busin...
A collection by Patrick Smith