This is my second try in doing a sestina. It takes time, and I have now reworked it a little bit. Instead of trying to find words, I used a selection of WOTD from #ohj a wordgame on twitter. I tried to keep it pentameter, but there are a few stumbling points. The idea behind it is to describe the prize we pay in a competitive world. Picture comes from wikimedia commons.
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Today I almost reached a climax high
But had to act in ways that no one like
To win in games you have to claim the spot
Necessity in triumph of the prize
I wanted to be first and plant the flag
Be brutal, use authority and weight
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It never mattered, victims of my weight
If anyone was hurt, who’s fall was high
The win’s still valid with a bloodstained flag
But moral sacrifice, I very…