BRIANA RICOTTA - OH THY AGONY OF SWEET SUCCESS

Briana Ricotta is currently an Applied Behavior Analysis Therapist and is working towards her masters at Ball State University in Behavior Analysis with an Emphasis on Autism. Brianna loves to make a difference in the world through her photography, poetry, and passion for mental health issues. She brings a unique perspective with her overseas background. Currently Brianna's work has been published on the Huffington Post's Blog, Psych Central blog, Tuck Magazine, The Scarlet Leaf Review, and Everyday Poems. 

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​Oh Thy Agony of Sweet Success 

​Success sweeps
thy sweetest part of thy soul,
By they who barely meet succeed
To comprehend thy fruit of its labor
It requires neh glory all the time
But rather fits of pain.

Not one of all thy flesh of your fruits
Can dictate
Thy definition
Of success,  
 
Until thy notion they comprehended
That success not screams purely pleasure
But instead raw agony.