Only A Small Minority Poem by Francis Duggan

Only a small minority are born to be great
And even fame on it has a use by date
The body is born to mortality
And few names outlive death by a century.

Great minds of the Human World to say the least few
And the old always have to make way for the new
And of those who embrace poverty not one I could name
I suppose human life is about wealth and fame.

Only a small minority with their lot satisfied
And their disappointment with failure many struggle to hide
Between failure and success failure none would choose
Yet for one for to win so many have to lose.

And though sleeping or waking dreams seldom come true
The dream of self betterment we all pursue
The winner may smile and the winner may grin
But not everybody is born to win.