A Challenge

Mica Mamplata ’27

The word and the definition are “Definitely – with a challenging and disobedient attitude.”

Defiant eyes stare into soul of the challenger

Elbows exposed from rolled-up sleeves, muscles tensed

Feet fixed into the ground with arms crossed

Imagine the defeat of its prey

Nothing will ever get in its way

It has never been wrong before

To be weak is to be vulnerable

Every muscle screams, “You CANNOT

Lose. The challenger’s doomed.”

You must be strong, that’s the way