<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=494006" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Competition</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">as i wake up<br>i prepare for another round of<br>competition<br>about the day's strategies<br>the hour's demands<br>the dictates of the last seconds</div><div style="margin:10px 0">i rub my eyes<br>wake up <br>carry my body <br>dragging it like<br>a heavy metal</div><div style="margin:10px 0">i wash my face<br>check my attache case<br>taking in <br>all the papers</div><div style="margin:10px 0">i see myself in the<br>mirror <br>dressed for the day<br>an attire<br>not fit for any embarrassment<br>polished shoes<br>oiled hair<br>well ironed pants<br>infallible polo shirt</div><div style="margin:10px 0">i step out of the door<br>get inside my car<br>and now i am ready<br>to compete against<br>the previous self<br>that i had.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Ric+S.+Bastasa">Ric S. Bastasa</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=494006" data-title="The Competition de Ric S. Bastasa" data-description="as i wake up i prepare for another round of competition about the day's strategies the hour's demands the dictates of the last seconds i rub my eyes wake up carry my body dragging it like a heavy metal i wash my face check my attache case taki..."></div> </div> </div>

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