Success for poets is writing verse.
Success for robbers, stealing a purse.
Success for lifeguards, saving a life.
Success for surgeons, wielding the knife.
Success for students, one hundred percent.
Success for debtors, paying the rent.
Success for salesmen, selling a car.
Success for lawyers, passing the Bar.
Success for programmers is writing good code.
Success for crane operators, lifting a load.
Success for actors, landing a part.
Success for painters, making great art.
Success for academics, publishing papers.
Success for spa lovers, finding pure vapors.
Success for psychiatrists is curing depression.
Success for economists, reversing recession.
Success for detectives, finding a clue.
Success for me is relating with you!
Lynn Benjamin
December 5, 2003