Kakorrhaphiophobia*
Bemoan the fates of elephants unable to forget,
for it is a talent they’re likely to regret.
Those animals more vacuous have memories that fade
and they forget their failures as soon as they’ve been made.
The present of the wildebeest, for instance, bears no hint
of any past mistakes and so as he begins his sprint,
he has no qualms about his course and runs away assured
that he’s not being herded, sequestered, penned or lured.
So he puts all his energy in living out the present.
His days are worry-free and his nighttimes calm and pleasant.
Not so the worrisome elephant as all his past disasters
dealing with former problems with poachers, hunters, masters
influence every choice he makes in choosing what to do.
Every decision that he makes could be one that he’ll rue.
So don’t go thinking that a sterling memory is pleasant,
for keeping track of all the past can sure screw up your present!
*(The medical definition of kakorrhaphiophobia is abnormal fear of failure.)
Prompt words today are kakorrhaphiophobia, elephant, hint, vacuous and energy.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
The life of an elephant beautifully imagined. Well done.
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Poor elephant. I wish there memories were all sweet.
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Don’t cry, I bet most of them are.
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Love the last lines
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;o)
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I have always thought that elephant memory was a curse, rather than a blessing.
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So you were ahead of me on that one.
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Nah, just great minds thinking synchronously, as usual.
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Of all the animals in the world that I’m aware of, first is the cat and the elephant comes in second. =^..^=
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I love that emoji. I’m going to steal it, okay? Don’t know if that is the correct term for a computer-generated image.
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Well, you won’t be the first, your welcome to it. 🙂
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=^..^=
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