The Price of Ambition
Language: English
I wish My body would forgive My mind. For one pushed the other Too far. And now my body rebels. It bleeds. It bleeds too much. I beg it to stop. But it won’t listen, Because I didn’t listen. And so I hold myself— Tight. I hold myself, And wait. I forgive myself And hope That slowly, My body Will forgive My mind. And we can be healed, And rejoice— Together. And rest.
Text Authorship:
- by Shelley Zhang , "The Price of Ambition" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Melissa Dunphy (b. 1980), "The Price of Ambition", 2024, first performed 2024 [ ssaa chorus ], Mormolyke
Score: Mormolyke [external link] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-02-02
Line count: 25
Word count: 73