Friday, February 24, 2017

For All the Wrong Reasons


You did it for recognition, money, and the hope that, somehow, you might feel better. As the days passed, you began to see something else, began to want something else. What first seemed a mistaken generosity turned a key that opened to another reason for your work. No money there. No fame either. The riches there weren't the ones you thought you were looking for. The scale measuring worth tipped in your favor even though you would be the only one to know.

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