once pristine

Steadfast

There was a certain chase,
or shall I say a race,
between one rabbit and one turtle
that dealt with a subject quite mortal.

Human fallacies personified
by a hare with overbearing pride,
who enjoyed a little nap
before he ran his last lap.

Hubris exacted in recompense
that the long-eared received not a pence.
Though many like the hare jump a lap ahead,
Plod like turtle is what Aesop would have pled.

-Tsai