Course Correction
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rabidly seeking the prize
so cherished of late so tarnished
empire state doe races sure footed
headstrong challenging
other comers deemed unworthy by a once
positioned
razorback shadow leader coveting
adulation
mixed breed prairie trained hatchling
audaciously accepts free running an uphill landscape
eyes fixed early on the considered goal
timing his strides this word wooing neophyte
cunningly gathers momentum while hopeful hearts conspire
polished doe presumptuous unhurried at the gun
languishes imperiously ignoring other pretenders
dust eating sycophants off course watchers now
jockeying for short list placement on a
coattail ride to the Admiral’s House
gangly contender plods to finish first
otherwise delegated to the vaunted dreamer rudely awakened
runner-up hello-ing and goodbye-ing destiny
denied by a Lincolnesque change-agent
snatching victory at the mile high tape