Succeeding

Success is saying there’s no distress signal hanging 

under this flag - but we’re sceptical; as the denizens 

of verity it isn’t the bag, ok we allow leeway between 

the game played to the rules agreed, and measures 

deemed non-parochial interceding when ‘pressures’ 

get too intense - they didn’t event - it bests guesses 

why we need feel less than confident in an outcome 

that rests easy with the game players on any team 

And there’s the reason - we’re not playing whatever 

you call this incipient game, we simply see services 

delivered as guarantees; - & no matter how tame or 

trivial that operation is claimed, you get to log on for

your mail & hey, there’s 36 newbies today, no pesky 

waiting - all delivered okay, faultlessly to your inbox  

Meanwhile, lost in cyber space, we’re watching with 

amazement and a growing awe at blasé mien - they 

of course see only what they’re playing - it’s a given, 

like a freebie for the game, while we shake heads & 

disagree its there for the taking; we can’t believe all 

this goldurned angst came from merely succeeding 

© 11 June 2015, I. D. Carswell