OVERCONFIDENCE By ... Steve Lucky

              OVERCONFIDENCE
            By ... Steve Lucky

Overconfidence is a tragic flaw
I do not want it in me at all.
My friends, my enemies, and I as well
Have been destroyed by its horrible spell.
Precautions should be take though invicible it may seem.
That invincibility may be only just a dream.
Dreams turn into nightmares when the unexpected comes.
When overconfidence spreads throughout, the warning system numbs
And even simple problems otherwise easily solved
Become the hidden danger if one is not involved.
Preparing for a thousand problems never to appear
It totally worthwhile when one of those is near.
Humility must be practiced for overconfidence to be beat.
Especially at the time one starts to feel the heat.
Overconfidence fades while confidence does not,
Confidence to be ready for the problem on the spot.

Copyright 2001, Steve Lucky