Like pedigreed racehorses who never slacken pace
Put your blinkers on if you wish to win the race
You must learn how to disregard rude interruptions
You must simply go past the digressions and disruptions
The race is hardcore and competition will only get stiff
Keeping tab of another’s progress may lead you to the cliff
Keep your blinkers on to ignore faults and follies of another
Keep your temper bridled don’t let witlessness bother
Some participators are in it for the power and prestige
Some run the race with a mindset in place to hold siege
Lucifer is also running alongside and sprints in style
A little doubt here and there his style is to beguile
The guardians of society will have lots of advice
Noteworthy or flippant each advice has a price
Sometimes well-intentioned it is not always on course
Sometimes it is clothed in cashmere yet rather coarse
Your blinkers will be handy on rough bumpy racetracks
You can make up with perseverance where the skill lacks
If the tortoise can take on the hare in a race that is unfair
Then you can combat odds without fear of how you will fare
Yes you are perchance deprived of a wider world view
While others race with eyes wide shut there are some like you
Who acknowledge blinkers as part of the gear to run the race
Partial vision total concentration because it’s a steeplechase
The less you are affected by those running side by side
The less you overhear opinions prejudices and remarks snide
You eliminate the burden of expectations to win at any cost
Sheer gut and clear conscience and you will never get lost