There you go again, mad flexin\u2019 in front of an audience,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like a Roman gladiator victorious, arms spread basking in\nadulation,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The crowd exists only in the mind\u2019s eye, as does the mighty\nColosseum,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s in the pages of history, your sporting achievements,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cheers have long ceased, Friend, it\u2019s been more than a\ndecade,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019re still at the port preenin\u2019 long after the ships have sailed,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What you\u2019d done is fact, not fiction, always there to look\nback on,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But you\u2019d let it consume you, overrun your mind, indulging\nin the spoils long after it had expired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Still playing the part of celebrity like it was the 90s,\nblew through most of your money, you\u2019re a king no more, just a retiree dining\non faded glories,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blinding ya to opportunities among oncoming traffic, the\ntale\u2019s been told over and over, sit down and knuckle down, gotta write a new\nchapter,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019re a star athlete no more, make peace with the past, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Find new mountains to climb, for all things must pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No doubt victories are overpowering, awakening the senses\nand keepin\u2019 the party going,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Can try and try to up the high to the next level, thinking\nit can only get better,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yearning for the past got ya holding like a baby koala\nclinging to its mother,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Newsflash, Pal, kings come and go and your reign is long\nover,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Time for a new beginning in greener pastures, a change of\nroles, ignore the fresh fears of failure,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Never know if you don\u2019t go, if you don\u2019t go you won\u2019t grow,\nwhy not give it a try?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regret\u2019s the real motherfucker, especially at the end of\none\u2019s life,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let go of what you once were and what you done experienced,\nno one can take it away,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Save it in the memory bank, look back on it fondly, but not\nall day every day,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once is enough, once is forever, life moves inexorably\nforward,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quit living backwards, personal growth\u2019s never-ending, add\nto your life\u2019s work, that\u2019s the art of living.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
There you go again, mad flexin\u2019 in front of an audience, Like a Roman gladiator victorious, arms spread basking in adulation, The crowd exists only in the mind\u2019s eye, as does the mighty Colosseum, It\u2019s in the pages of history, your sporting achievements, The cheers have long ceased, Friend, it\u2019s been more than a decade, … <\/p>\n