Being Fabulous Poem by gershon hepner

Starts are often fabulous,
but ends are what we blow,
outcomes far more nebulous
than seeds we’ve tried to sow.
We may surprise the world when young,
and end up disappointing
the ones who hoped that we would bring
redemption. The anointing
of kings and prophets in their youth
misleads the world. We have
to wait to learn the bitter truth,
and though the final laugh
may be a happy one, it may
conceal discomfort with
the fabulous that fades away,
like prophecy and myth.


Inspired by a comment Linda made concerning an e-mail from Ann Schubert: “She sounds fabulous herself. If you start off fabulous, you stay that way! ”

7/29/08