(Please note that this Poem and all others preceeding and following it (except one) were written between the ages of 13 and 14, 7-8 years ago.)

You Are or You Are Not
A spiral
A squiggle
A line or 2
A work
of art?
Of beauty?
Of mediocrity?
No.
Who decides?
Me?
You?
No.
One word,
Maybe 2.
One chance,
One Shot.
Failure.
Success.
No compromise.
Either
You are
or
You are not.