Recipe for Disaster!

He left out the pinch of humour,
discarded the measure of leisure,
neglected the spice
of good advice –
needed a sprinkling of wise humility –
for letting others’ ability
strengthen the blend,
would mean in the end
through the heat of hot labour,
his intensive endeavour,
a helping hand
would help him to stand,
stay firm,
but he cracked, and crumbled,
tumbled,
burnt out …
… more humble?

[IP: Recipe]