Sense Sonnet - Acher

 In Vain

The dictionary says "in vain"

Means without successful result.

So if I live for worldly gain,

Whether easy or difficult,

Then do I live in vain or not?

If I break hearts of others so

I've more success in what I've sought,

More money made to tell and show,

If I cause others pain to get,

Then is not my life a success?

I don't feel why I should regret.

But way down deep I must confess -

Maybe a living success, I

Will go in vain the day I die.