The hardships behind success are only understood by oneself.
The sound of a lighter at two in the morning
is clearer than any technical indicator.
The ashtray is piled high
with not just the remnants of nicotine,
but also the dinner money
that was taken away three hours ago
by a stop-loss order.
In the cold light of the screen,
he suddenly saw clearly
that so-called market analysis
is nothing more than exhaling smoke rings
into the shape of trend lines.
When the dawn colors the first cigarette butt yellow,
the pain of last night's liquidation
is surprisingly as understated
as the nicotine reaction when quitting smoking......
