Talent

I always believed it was talent
That guided us.
What separated the great
From the good and the poor alike

This I now know is not the case.
Talent is a spark.
A spark on its own
Will not catch flame.

The flame comes from the gut.
The fuel that burns
Isn’t god given.
It has to be pursued at every opportunity.

So all one really needs
Is the guts to try.
If they have enough,
It can fuel whatever they want.