If resting is sitting, balance
would be difficult, prickly,
or would crush the leaves
to future compost components.
If resting is leaning,
how many laurels are required?
Too many to rest…more to acquire.
Laurels are useless, tangible vanity,
false security, nascent narcissism.
Laurels are worthless for the honoree,
good for prideful ego, for show,
for proving you’re worthy
when that’s not the way to prove it…
just be worthy, do the next right thing
and it’s true. Laurels are worthless
for the admirer, longing for,
feeling less than, wanting to earn tokens
to show off. Resting on laurels
does no good. Just stomp on them
and let the composting begin.