My ribbon
By Hondfa L
It’s my first
and it’s my last
The words
‘Congratulations
2nd Place’
engraved on
the fluttering silk
One's fame for speed
Sealed forever
in this ribbon’s mind
I didn’t yell to the gods
too shocked, too amazed
It’s my first
and it’s my last
Hidden but
treasured
thinking
“Is it really his last?”
for decades
to come