The Conqueror

Veni, vidi, vici—

I came, I saw, I conquered

But the high only lasted so long

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I soon looked down

From the mountaintop and yearned

For the company that I had left behind

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They say it’s awful lonely

At the top, a sad reality for those

Who have mastered the summit of life

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But what is a victory

When celebrated alone

With no one else to witness it?

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So I descended

The mountaintop and rejoined

The masses far below

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Veni, vidi, vici—

I came, I saw, I conquered

And returned to the place that I called home

Where I may toil harder

But at least

I’m not alone