I Quit

It all started
when I quit;
I said I switched,
but I really quit.
Ambition left
for the good of "fun."
But where is it now?
My demise is apparent
to all who watch and
think, "didn't he used to be
somebody?"
And they reply, "Yeah, I thought so.
I don't know what happened."
I sat in lunch and conversed
about how good I used to be.
But it's hopeless.
I don't even believe it myself.
If I really was that good,
what happened?
A wisp of smoke is all that remains
of my potential of the past.
Will it burn? Again?