The Firsts
"Improbable,"
someone once said.
"Unlikely."
"Doubtful."
"He'll be dead."
Another yelled,
"Impossible!"
"Hopeless!"
"Irresponsible!"
And we, The Firsts,
endured much worse
despair
rejection
misery
along our course
toward history.
The Firsts © Copyright 2021, Robert J. Tiess.
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29 words (prompt limit). Impossible brevity challenge prompt - link:
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Submitted: January 18, 2021