I feel like I’m stuck inside a race
feel like I’m catching up
The so-called hidden Europe1
Cold War’s Official Losers
Twenty2 post-soviet countries
With an inferiority complex…
From grandpa to granddaughter
You are not enough, don’t bother
Too poor, too boring, so out-dated
Too slow, too ugly and lowly rated
Not as advanced as the West.
So we have to do our best
To catch up with the decades lost
To prove we’re equal, at any cost !
“I will always be one step behind”
He said on our last goodbye.
Yes, run harder and never arrive
Feel bad, that’s how you’ll strive3
Push yourself harder and harder
Either way – you won’t get there
That’s how winning is done 4
Punish yourself or go home!
My Dear Western Friend
I come to make amends
You told me to love the Me
In my “not enough” mentality
You are so creative and selfless
Tolerant, open-minded, fearless
I compare and feel unworthy5
You’ll always be waiting for me…
(But the Part-Time-Idiot6 sees
That the bigger the adversity
The greatest leaders erect7
(As philosopher DY reflects)
(10.03-02.12.2020, Lucentum)
I feel like I’m stuck inside a race, feel like I’m catching up – Marina and the Diamonds – Miss Y (subtitulado en espanol )
1Francis Tapon “The hidden Europe. What Eastern Europeans can teach us” (Amazon), tour of the book on youtube
2From my perspective “Eastern Europe” includes these countries: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova
3“Highly accurate scientific study results” (Reddit) on achieving goals
4 Rocky Balboa -“It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!“
5 “I’m not worthy, I’m inferior” – Alanis Morisette – Win and Win (subtitulado)
6 “My name is Francis Tapon and I’m a travel writer, podcaster, video producer, and part-time idiot ” (with a self-deprecating sense of humour Francis Tapon reflects our stereotype of Americans…)
7 “De la mayor adversidad se levantan los mas grandes lideres ‘ Daddy Yankee – 6 de enero
