Between Defeats

In this life

The forms you need

Rival infinity

It is ever changing

But one you will be

Continually

Until you don’t

Need to be

However

Immediately!

Spread your

Phoenix Wings

No one likes

To see defeat

But it’s

The scene of scenes

One so sweet

To rise from fire

Where you begin to believe

To spin these circles

And fight

To be

Complete

What does it mean to succeed

Show me what you did

Between defeats

Did you rise again

Continue to compete?

Sometimes it’s not about

What you do when you succeed

It’s what you choose to do between the defeats

(I recognize 

This redundancy 

But to repeat

Seemed 

Somewhat necessary)