Alive

You are alive
Sweat drips off your forehead
everything around you is lost
you're dedicated to this one task
you feel victory is within grasp
almost there, you can taste it, already imagining conquest
shatter, break, tear, explode, lost yet again
you get up again, but the pain brings you back down
you close your eyes, silently cursing the world's workings
and slowly fade down into hands that bring a silent hush over the scene
you fall through holes only to land feet first for the next dreaded challenge
you are alive.