Failure is Success

How do you truly define success?
Is it winning city championship?
Or simply trying you are the very best?
Is it simply defined by the scoreboard
Your record or victories?
To be honest
Winning doesn't mean nothing to me
People tend to always get
Winning and success mixed up
And if someone fails
People just assume
They just didn't try hard enough
To me
Winning is nothing more than an illusion
The rue winner is the one
Who fails over and over again
And still keeps their feet moving
It is not about your win percentage
Or season record
It is about how the season
Has transformed you
And made you better
Not only on the field
But as an overall person
How you overcame all those hard times
When you were painfully hurting
Perseverance truly defines the winners in life
And those who are truly successful
Did not only fail once
But more than twice
They had the courage to rise
From the ashes and dust their clothes
They were determined to keep their feet moving
Even after people stepped on their toes
Winning is nothing more than just a title
And championships are just another false idol
Winning is learning about yourself
Your determination
How long one can fail and say
They have a dream they are chasing
Stay strong
Stand tall
Success comes to those
Who rise again
Even after they fall!

- Nirmohi